Details

Subject(s)

• Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages—Saudi Arabia—Mecca—Personal narratives, Turkish [Browse]
• Naqshabandīyah—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Summary note

A collection of anecdotes from Naqshabandī shaykhs, including Şeyh Havâce Meyân Maʻsûm Muhammed (d. 1098 AH/1686-7 AD), whose pilgrimage to Mecca in 1068 AH (1658 AD) is recounted.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 2b.
• Physical description: 25 lines per page. Written in clear naskhī script. Captions in red; marginal notes mostly in red. A mainly gold ʻunwān with some gray and orange decorations on fol. 2b. Double gold ruling on fol. 2b and 3a; double red rulings throughout the ms.
• Origin: Copied by Esseyyid Ahmed Nüzhet in the first part of Shaʻbān 1238 AH (April 1823 AD) (fol. 38a).

Binding note

Red leather cover with five rulings and a flap decorated in the same manner as the cover. Inside of cover decorated with orange marbling having green dots.

Language note

Turkish in Arabic script.

Source acquisition

Purchase; Smitskamp Oriental Antiquarium, 2003/1/28 (2003-82).

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

502035375

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...