18th century ARABIC MANUSCRIPT antique HAND WRITTEN POETRY by JAMI

LATE 18th CENTURY HAND WRITTEN POETRY in Farsi, script Nastaliq  

describing man's dignity, ideals of kindness, justice and love

by Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami

no date, c. 18th century

Purchased in Uzbekistan

Repaired binding , with embossed medallions

Size 5 by 8 1/4"

Nice calligraphy

about 100 lvs (=200 pp)

Good condition, some wear

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Nur
ad-Din 'Abd ar-Rahman Jami (1414 –1492), also known as Mawlana Nur
al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman or Abd-Al-Rahman Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, or
simply as Jami or Djami and in Turkey as Molla Cami, was a Sunni poet
who is known for his achievements as a prolific scholar and writer of
mystical Sufi literature. He was primarily a prominent poet-theologian
of the school of Ibn Arabi and a Khwajaganī Sufi, recognized for his
eloquence and for his analysis of the metaphysics of mercy. His most
famous poetic works are Haft Awrang, Tuhfat al-Ahrar, Layla wa Majnun,
Fatihat al-Shabab, Lawa'ih, Al-Durrah al-Fakhirah. 

Jami belonged to the Naqshbandi Sufi order.

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