Details

Subject(s)

• Islam—Doctrines—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Sufism—Doctrines—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Islamic philosophy—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 963H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Watermarks [Browse]

Summary note

Ghazzālī's famous work on his own spiritual development.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. iib.
• Layout: 31 lines per page.
• Description: Written in a very small casual taʻlīq in black ink. Title written in red ink glazed with glitter. Glazed (European?) paper with watermarks.
• Incipit: الحمد لله الذى يفتتح بحمده كل رسالة ومقالة والصلوة على محمد صاحب النبوة والرسالة ... اما بعد فقد سالتنى ايّها الاخ فى الدين ان ابثّ اليك عاية العلوم واسرارها
• Explicit: وهو بعيد عن الاصرار والاكباب هذا ما اردت ان اذكره فى ذم الفلسفة والتعليم وافاته وافات من انكر عليهم لا بطريقه ونسال الله العظيم ان يجعلنا ممن آثره واجتبآه وارشده الى الحق وهداه والهمه ذكره حتى لا ينساه و عصمه من شريقه حتى لا يوثر عليه واستخلصه لنفسه حتى لا يعبد الا ايّاه

Binding note

Unbound.

Language note

Arabic;

Script

Taʻlīq.

Provenance

Acquired by Robert Garrett from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 1572.

Other format(s)

• Microfilm negative available for reproduction.
• Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

173667684

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