[Müzekki el-nüfus] - [مزكى النفوس]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 4393
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 162 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 162 ff. Dimensions : 305 mm x 215 mm. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized.

Scope and Content

A devotional and mystical work by Eşrefoğlu (Abdullah-i Rumi) of İznik (died 874 AH/1469-70 CE). One or two folios of the work are missing at its beginning and end. This manuscript was likely copied in the 16th century CE.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 1891.

Related Material

Another copy of this text can be found at Or 12904. More information on this text can be found at Uçman, Abdullah, 'Müzekki'n-nüfus: Eşrefoğlu Rûmî'nin (ö. 874/1469-70 [?] dinî-tasavvufî mensur eseri,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last accessed: 16 August 2021. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/muzekkin-nufus. For more information on the author of this work, see Pekolcay, A. Necla, and Uçman, Abdullah, 'Eşrefoğlu Rûmî: Kadiriyye tarikatının Eşrefiyye kolunun kurucusu, mutasavvıf-şair,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last accessed: 16 August 2021. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/esrefoglu-rumi; OM I, p. 17; and Köprülü, Türk edebiyatında ilk mutasavvıflar, p. 381.

Bibliography

This text was lithographed in Istanbul 1263 AH, 1291 AH, 1301 AH, 1306 AH and 1327 AH.