MANUSCRIPT OF A TEXT BY THE SUFI MYSTIC IBRAHIM BIN ADHAM AL - Lot 17

MANUSCRIPT OF A TEXT BY THE SUFI MYSTIC IBRAHIM BIN ADHAM AL-BALKHI (D. 790) Egypt, Syria or Iraq, Ayyubid or Mamluk period, 13th or 14th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 81 ff, 19 ll. of black naskh, incomplete at end, without binding Good condition despite lack of binding. Leaves 17.2 x 13 cm The preface gives the organization of the text into chapters after mentioning the famous Sufi saint Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Adham bin Mansur al-Balkhi (d. c. 790), one of Islam's earliest mystics. The preface also mentions the name of his teacher, Abu 'Ali al-Fudayl bin 'Iyad al-Khurasani (d. circa 802). Provenance: Galerie R.G. Michel in 1912. Then Michel Collection (1880-1963). Then by descent. Then Collection P.