Codicological and Content Analysis of the Treatise "Manāqib-e Khwaja-e Azizān" (Ali Rāmitani), a Master of the Khwajagan Tradition

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Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

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The Manageb Hazrat Azizan as one of the original and important sources in the field of the Sufism in Khorasan and especially in the frame of the khwajegan order was compiled by Muhammad ibn Nezam Khwarizmi Arzhangi, comprehend khwajeh Ali Ramitani, known as “khwajeh Azizan's sayings. This valuable work takes a rich and diverse content that includes wise sayings, biographies, virtues, poets of Khwajeh and other mystics of Sufism. These sections are well reflected for the qualities of the Recitals, special words, the spiritual mortification of the khwajegan.The present thesis reflects not only the contemplation of the noble elders of the khwajegan string, but also plays an important role in the explanation and illumination of the historical and ideological backgrounds of the formation of manner of Naghshbandieh. . One of the most important parts of this book is quoting some poems by some mystics that cannot be found in other sources. In the present study, with a descriptive - analytical approach and based on four manuscripts available in Ganjbakhsh libraries (Pakistan), Tashkent and St. Petersburg, is analyzed. The aim of this study is to take a new and effective step toward understanding and deepening of one of the influential figures in the path of khwajegan and development of the Naghshbandieh Order.

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Textual Criticism of Persian Literature

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