DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6609069
title: [IO Islamic 1164] Thawâḳib-almanâḳib-i-auliyâi-allâh

description: <strong>Thawâḳib-almanâḳib-i-auliyâi-allâh.</strong> <strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 1164 in the India Office collections.</strong> <strong>[metadata:</strong> <strong>Hermann Ethé</strong><strong><em>, </em></strong><strong><em>Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office,</em></strong> <strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong> <strong>number 631 here with notations and hyperlinks]</strong>. <br> 631 Thawâḳib-almanâḳib-i-auliyâi-allâh ( ثواقب المناقب اولياء الله ). A modern edition of Shaikh Aḥmad ‘Ârifî Aflâkî’s Manâḳib-al’ârifîn, by ‘Abd-alwahhâb bin Jalâl-aldîn Muḥammad al-Hamadânî (see fol. 2<sup>b</sup> , l . 2 ), who revised and corrected the original work, curtailed it in some places by omitting superfluous stories and traditions , increased it in others by adding much needed explanations , and paid particular attention to dates , genealogy , etc. This edition, the title of which is a chronogram for A.H. 947 = A.D. 1540, 1541 (see fol. 234<sup>a</sup>, last two lines), is divided into a muḳaddimah, nine dhikrs or biographies, and a khâtimah. The nine dhikrs deal with the same mystic Shaikhs as the first nine faṣls of the original work, viz.: 1.Bahâ-alḥaḳḳ wa-alḥaḳiḳa wa-aldunyâ wa-aldîn Walad Balkhî, styled Sulṭan-al’ulamâ, the father of Jalâl-aldîn Rûmî, on fol. 5<sup>b</sup>, in six bâbs. His death is fixed here in A.H. 618 (clearly a mistake for A.H. 628), the 18th of Rabî’-alâkhar (see fol. 19<sup>b</sup>, ll. 8 and 9). 2.Sayyid Burhân-aldîn Muḥaḳḳiḳ, teacher of Jalâl-aldîn Rûmî and disciple of the preceding Shaikh ( مربّئ مولانا و مربّاى سلطان العلما ), on fol. 20<sup>b</sup> . 3.Maulânâ Jalâl-aldîn albalkhî alrûmî, on fol. 24<sup>a</sup>, in ten bâbs , each subdivided into two faṣls. 4.Shaikh Shams-aldîn Tabrîzî, on fol. 169<sup>b</sup>,in eight bâbs. His death is fixed here in A.H. 643=A.D. 1245, 1246 (see fol. 185<sup>a</sup>, l. 4). The usual (and probably more correct) date is A.H. 645 (A.D. 1247, 1248). 5.Shaikh Ṣalâḥ-aldîn Farîdûn Ḳûnawî ( قونوى , read قونيوى Ḳûniyawî), on fol. 186<sup>a</sup>. He died the 1st of Muḥarram, A.H. 657 = A.D. 1258, December 29 (see fol. 190<sup>a</sup>, l. 3) 6. Ḥaḍrat Ćalabî Ḥusâm-aldîn, on fol. 190<sup>a</sup>. He died the 22nd of Sha’bân, A.H. 683=A.D. 1284, November 3 (see fol. 194<sup>b</sup>, ll. 7 and 8). 7.Sulṭan Bahâ-aldîn Walad, Jalâl-aldîn Rûmî’s son, on fol. 194<sup>b</sup>. He died the 10th of Rajab, A.H. 712 = A.D. 1312, November 11 (see fol. 200<sup>a</sup>, ll. 13 and 14). 8.Jalâl-aldîn Farîdûn, known as Ćalabî ‘Ârif, son of the preceding Shaikh, in six faṣls, on fol. 200<sup>b</sup>. His death is fixed here on the 24th of Dhû-alḥijjah, A.H. 729, instead of 719, as in the original work (see fol. 232<sup>a</sup>, l. 3 ab infra). 9. Ćalabî Shams-aldîn Amîr ‘Âbid, brother of the preceding Shaikh, on fol. 232<sup>b</sup>. <em>Khâtimah</em>, on fol. 233<sup>b</sup>, giving the ta’rîkh of the work and munâjât. The tenth bâb of the original work is altogether omitted in this revised edition. Beginning: نير اعظم حمدى كه صد هزاران هزار شمس فلك چهارم يكذرّه از اشعات جمال الخ . No date. Eleventh century of the Hijrah . A former owner was Nawwâb ‘Abd-alḥamîd Miyâna. No. 1164, ff. 235, ll.16; Nasta’lîḳ; size, 9<sup>5/8 </sup>in. by 5<sup>1/4</sup> in.