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Islamic Manuscripts from Mali


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Jizwat al-Anwar fi al-Dhabb an Manasib Awliya' Allah al-Akhyar (The Flowers of Light in Defense of the Status of God's Chosen Saints)

ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
Islamic Mysticism

AUTHOR/CREATOR
Sayyid al-Mukhtar ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr al-Kunti al-Kabir

CREATED/PUBLISHED
copied 1858

NOTES
This text explains the basic principles of Sufi practice, pointing out the various stages of knowledge that mystics pass through as their knowledge of God increases through their strict application of devotional discipline. The author further discusses the relationship between belief, Sufi doctrine, and knowledge of God.

SUBJECT
Islamic manuscripts
Arabic script
Arabic calligraphy
Sufism (mysticism)
Timbuktu manuscripts
Arabic manuscripts

LANGUAGE
Arabic

REPOSITORY
Cheik Zani Baye Library

DIGITAL ID
aftmh tam008
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/aftmh.tam008

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