Daiber I Ms. 42

38 folios; 23×16 cm; 22-34 lines; regular naskhi, some folios by a different hand. Strong, partially brown and repaired paper. Some folios are misplaced (cf. below). Modern half-leather binding. Copied by Ali al-Sufi al-Bakri al-Shafi’i (18r) during 1210/1795-6.

IIIF Collection

Contents

1. [1]

   Cover and Preliminary leaves.

2. [2] [1203] fol. 1r - 18r

   Silsilat al-dhahab fi al-suluk wa-al-adab سلسلة الذهب في السلوك والأدب

   with anonymous commentary. On the author (died 1132/1720) of the still unedited commented text (in red ink) and on further mss. see GAL II 446 and S II 663. Text and commentary are identical with ms. Berlin 2197 (title Tuhfat al-ahbab fi al-suluk ila tariq al-ashab تحفة الأحباب في السلوك إلى طريق الأصحاب ) and Brit. Mus. Suppl. 244.

3. [3] [1204] fol. 18r - 38v

   Adab al-muridin آداب المريدين

   On the author (died 1050/1640) and on further mss. cf. GAL II 419 and S II 618. The title of the text in our ms. is al-Risala fi bayan adab al-mashyakha wa-al-muridin al-talibin wa-shara'itihima الرسالة في بيان آداب المشيخة والمريدين الطالبين وشرائطهما . The beginning is missing. Cf. however ms. Berlin 3189. The text has some lacunas and some folios are misplaced; the correct order is fol. 18r, 6-18v, ult. (= Berlin 3189, 1v, 1-2r, 10); 32r, 1-38v, ult. (= Berlin 3189, 3r, 7-10v, 10) ; 19r, 1-30r, ult. (= Berlin 3189, 11v, 10-30r, 2). After 18v and 38v the text is incomplete Berlin 3189, 2r, 10-3v, 7 and 10v, 10-11v, 10 are missing.

4. [4] [1205] fol. 30v - 31v

   A mystical explanation of an invocation of God (dhikr ذكر ). The end is missing.

5. [5]

   Terminal leaves and Back cover.