Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani (1098-1131) Tamhidat.

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Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani (1098-1131) Tamhidat. 866 AH [1461 CE]. Persian manuscript on paper, small quarto format, 163 leaves, 14 lines per page, text written in naskh script in black ink, first two leaves decorated in gold and colors within elaborate borders, headings picked out in gold and two shades of red, margins ruled in gold, marginal notes; bound in later full leather, wallet-style binding, brown morocco with gold tooling, back board detached, some leaves loose, first leaf damaged and laid down, second leaf margins replaced, worming, 6 x 4 1/2 in.
"Along with Abu Hamed Al-Ghazali, Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani is one of the founders of doctrinal Sufism. Unlike most of the Sufis who lived as respected and revered members of their communities, he fell afoul of Caliph in Baghdad and was put to death at the age of thirty three. Ayn al-Quzat along with Mansur al-Hallaj and Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi are known as the three martyrs of Sufism. [...] The most significant works of Ayn al-Quzat are Tamhidat (Preludes) and Zubdat al-haqa'iq fi kašf al-kala'eq (The Essence of Truth). Both books are masterpieces of Sufi literature and have mystical and philosophical significance." (Wikipedia)
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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