This volume contains the following three works:. (I) ff 2v-9r : A compilation of prayers (ed'iye) and litanies (evrat) of the Kadiriye Tarikat, without the name of the author provided;. (II) ff 9v-45v : An untitled Sufi work of a mainly anecdotal character, without the author's name provided. The name Meydani occurs several times in the text, which generally reflects popular Sufism;. (III) ff 46v-73v : Tuhfetü'l-uşşak, a work on Sufi doctrines (as well as elements of Shi'i doctrine) by Mehmet Niyazi, also known as Niyazi-yi Mısri (died 1105 AH/1694 CE). This manuscript is dated 9 l (Şeval?) 1241 ((17 May?) 1826 CE).
[Three Ottoman Sufi works]
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 14065
- Dates of Creation
- 1241
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 3 texts 74 ff Material : Yellowish-cream European laid paper. Foliation : European, 74 ff. Dimensions : 209 mm x 130 mm. Ruling : Text block measures 132 mm x 75 mm; 15 lines with catchwords. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized in text I. Ink : Main text in black ink, with headings, overlinings and section markers in red in text III. Binding : Original tan morocco, blind-tooled borders. Watermarks : Feather hat watermark. Binding :.
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Purchased by the British Library from Otto Harrasowitz, Wiesbaden, in February 1982.