Ṣûfism and Ethics [IO Bijapur 92]

<ul> <li><strong>Ṣ&ucirc;fism and Ethics.&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Bijapur 92&nbsp;</strong><strong>in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Loth">&nbsp;<strong>Otto Loth,&nbsp;</strong></a><strong><em><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3923636">A Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office</a></em>, (volume 1), no. 686&nbsp;here with further notations and hyperlinks]</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://archive.org/details/catalogueofarabi01greauoft/page/192/mode/2up?view=theater"><strong>686</strong></a>.</p> <p>B 92. Size 8^3/4 in. by 5 in.; foll. 263. Thirteen lines in a page.</p> <p>A collection of letters on various mystic subjects, addressed to friends and pupils, most of whom were resident in Hindustan, by Saiyid &lsquo;ABD AL-RAḤM&Acirc;N b. Saiyid Muḥammad Khaw&acirc;jah Khiḍr Ḳanauj&icirc; الرسولدار.</p> <p>This MS. is imperfect at the commencement. It begins with what seems to be the end of a general introduction &ndash; و المامول منه تعالى ان ينفعنى به وسائر المسترشدين.</p> <p>The first letter commences as follows: فى مجاوبة العارف ذي كشف القلوب المعروف بسيد ايوب المكى بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حمدا لمن شرف اولياءه بمعرفة الحق و تعريفه ... اما بعد فقد وصل الىّ مكتوب محبوب القلوب الخ.</p> <p>This collection is followed by an &lsquo;&rsquo;appendix,&rsquo;&rsquo; which fills the greater part of the volume (from fol. 89<em>v</em>.), خاتمة فى بيان .. ² من احوال قطب العارفين قدوة العلماء الراسخين الذى هذه المكاتيب منه و هو الامام الهمام سند اهل الكشف و الوجدان السيد عبدالرحمن و اسلافه عليهم الرحمة و الغفران . It gives an account of the author and his ancestors, who are traced through many generations, and appear to have been all distinguished divines and Ṣ&ucirc;f&icirc;s. The single articles regarding them consist chiefly of extracts from their writings, many of which are in <em>Persian;</em> to these are prefixed short and rather monotonous eulogies, and they are frequently followed by lists of their pupils.</p> <p>The article on the author contains extracts from a work of his, entitled الانيس النفيس .</p> <p>Plainly written. Imperfect at the end. A defect after fol.83.</p> <p>Inscribed خلاصة مجاوبات , to which another hand has added اوليا .</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>² One word corrupt.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>