Taz̲kirat al-awliyāʾ is a mystical book in plain Persian prose, rhymed at some points, on the biography of the masters of Awliyāʾ and Sufi figures. It has an introduction and 72 chapters, each discussing the lifes, attitudes, thoughts, and speeches of one of the mystics and Sufi figures, whose virtues, preachments, and words of wisdom are included in this book. The first chapter is dedicated to the attitudes and speeches of [Imām] Jaʿfar Ṣādiq, and the 72th chapter to Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr Ḥallāj (died 309 AH). The authentic manuscripts of Taz̲kirat al-awliyāʾ up until the 10th century AH include only these 72 chapters, but additional chapters have been added after this time under the title of ذکر متأخران از مشایخ کبار(Mentions of the Latest Great Sufi Legends), which provide the attitudes and speeches of 25 mystics from the 4th and 5th centuries AH. The current copy has 70 chapters, each assigned to one of the Awliyāʾ, with the firts being Imām Jaʿfar Ṣādiq, the second Uways Qaranī, and the last Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr Ḥallāj. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

Taz̲kirat al-awliyāʾ is a mystical book in plain Persian prose, rhymed at some points, on the biography of the masters of Awliyāʾ and Sufi figures. It has an introduction and 72 chapters, each discussing the lifes, attitudes, thoughts, and speeches of one of the mystics and Sufi figures, whose virtues, preachments, and words of wisdom are included in this book. The first chapter is dedicated to the attitudes and speeches of [Imām] Jaʿfar Ṣādiq, and the 72th chapter to Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr Ḥallāj (died 309 AH). The authentic manuscripts of Taz̲kirat al-awliyāʾ up until the 10th century AH include only these 72 chapters, but additional chapters have been added after this time under the title of ذکر متأخران از مشایخ کبار(Mentions of the Latest Great Sufi Legends), which provide the attitudes and speeches of 25 mystics from the 4th and 5th centuries AH. The current copy has 70 chapters, each assigned to one of the Awliyāʾ, with the firts being Imām Jaʿfar Ṣādiq, the second Uways Qaranī, and the last Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr Ḥallāj. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 469

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

16th century

Language

Persian

Contents

Support

Oriental paper, natural buff, varying thickness (thin and thick), one size, glossy.

Physical extent

323 ff.

Hands

Cursive, calligraphic Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular Folios 322 on are added later and newly written, but only one folio is left from this part.

Decoration

Rubricated titles and signs.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Mysticism

Mystics--Biography