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Sheikh Hafiz Borsi (d. 1392 AD or 1394 AD) Mashariq al-Anwar fi Asrar-e Amir Almo'menin, 18th Century Arabic Manuscript. Quarto format manuscript on thick laid paper, text in black with red underlining, approximately 340 pages, bound in full contemporary blind-tooled tan morocco, 8 x 5 3/4 in.
N.B. Borsi was a Muslim thinker, an expert of hadith, a jurist, and scholar. This is his best known work; it interprets and elaborates on Ahl al-Bayt's and Imam Ali's virtues and merits, using an innovative approach that applies principles of theoretical mysticism.
Estimate $500-700
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Keywords
Hafiz Borsi, Imam Ali, Amir Almo'meninJohn Dorfman
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