Manāqib al-ʻārifīn
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- Manāqib al-ʻārifīn (Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad, d. 1360)
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- Author
- Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad, d. 1360
- أفلاكى، شمس الدين أحمد
- Show other names
- Eflâki, Ahmet, d. 1360
- Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad, d. 1360 (authorised)
- Ahmet Eflâki, d. 1360 (variant)
- Eflâki, Ahmet, d. 1360 (variant)
- Shams-uddīn Aḥmed Aflākī, d. 1360 (variant)
- Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Aflākī al-ʻĀrifī, d. 1360 (variant)
- ʻĀrifī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Aflākī, d. 1360 (variant)
- Aflâkî, Chems-ed-dîn Aḥmed, d. 1360 (variant)
- Chems-ed-dîn Aḥmed Alfâkî, d. 1360 (variant)
- Aflākī ʻĀrifī, Shams al-Dīn, d. 1360 (variant)
- أفلاكى، شمس الدين أحمد،, d. 1360 (variant)
- Biographical notes
- Nothing is known about his place or date of birth, despite some scholars have estimated that he should have been born between 1286 and 1291 [1286-1291 CE]. Apart from his first name (Aḥmad), we do not know his original family name or nisba. His surname “Aflākī” might refer to him acquiring some knowledge of astronomy (Aflāq = planets) at an early age. Although he lived in Anatolia, in his work, he provides no indications that he grew up in Konya, which suggests that that he must have spent is youth outside of Anatolia. There is a reference to his father being patronised by Uzbek Khan and then dying in the city of Sarai, capital of the Golden Horde. Despite this, no specific mention of Aflākī being there is to be found in his writings (see (Aflākī, Aḥmad. The feats of the knowers of God: Manāqeb al-ʻārefīn. Translated by O'Kane, John. Leiden: Brill, 2002., pp. ix)). He mentions that he studies with Siraj al-Din Mawlavi, ʻAbd al-Muʼmin Tūqātī and Nizam al-Dīn Arzanjā nī . Once he entered the mevlevi order, he became a disciple of Jalāl al-Din Rūmī’s grandson Aref Çelebi. The only work produced by Aflākī to our knowledge is the Manāqib al-ʻārifīn (مناقب العرفین) which was the result of a direct request made by Aref Çelebi to write a book containing the life of all the mevlevi leaders up to his time. Aflākī died on the 15th of June 1360 [1360 CE] and he was buried in Konya where his tomb can still be seen.
- Title
- Manāqib al-ʻārifīn
- مناقب العارفين
- Notes
- Lives of the great Sufi master Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273, his father Bahāʼ al-Dīn Valad, 1150-1231, master, friends, son (Sulṭān Valad, 1226-1312) and successors.
- According to the preface, the author commenced this work in 718 AH [1318-1319 CE]
- For a printed Persian edition of this work see (Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad. مناقب العارفين / Manāqib al-ʻārifīn. Ankara: Chāpkhānah-ʼi Anjuman-i Tārīkh-i Turk, 1976.). Also, there is a full English translation (Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad. The feats of the knowers of God : Manāqeb al-ʻārefīn. Translated by O'Kane, John. Leiden: Brill, 2002.) and a Turkish translation (Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad. Ariflerin menkıbeleri. Arifi Ahmed Eflaki. Translated by Yazıcı, Tahsin. Ankara: Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, 1953.)
- Main language of text
- Persian
- Bibliography
- Editions
- Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad. مناقب العارفين / Manāqib al-ʻārifīn. Ankara: Chāpkhānah-ʼi Anjuman-i Tārīkh-i Turk, 1976.
- Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad. The feats of the knowers of God : Manāqeb al-ʻārefīn. Translated by O'Kane, John. Leiden: Brill, 2002.
- Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad. Ariflerin menkıbeleri. Arifi Ahmed Eflaki. Translated by Yazıcı, Tahsin. Ankara: Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, 1953.
- Catalogue
- Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum, 1879-1883, 344-5.
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- British Library Or. 225
- Ankara Milli Kütüphane no. A 2430
- Edirne Selimiye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4418
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 321
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4557
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 810
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 320
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 46
- Manisa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 1350
- Ankara Milli Kütüphane 130
- Kütahya Vahid Paşa İl Halk Kütüphanesi 1652
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2207
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1206
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1207
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1208
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 643
- Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 414
- Mevlana Müzesi 2149
- Mevlana Müzesi 2148
- Mevlana Müzesi 2150
- Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 852
- Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Kütüphanesi 1205
- Atatürk Kitaplığı 1100
- Atatürk Kitaplığı 606
- Atıf Efendi Kütüphanesi 227
- Bayezit Devlet Kütüphanesi 1843
- Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 851
- Bayezit Devlet Kütüphanesi 5265
- Edirne Selimiye Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 4700
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1205
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 221
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 451
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 206
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 148
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 511
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1794
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 509
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 365
- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4530
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- Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3462
- National Library 239
Physical Description
- Number of folios
- 236 ff
- Dimensions of folio
- width 18.4cm, height 29.2cm
- Columns
- 1
- Ruled lines
- 23
History
- Date of copy
- Probably 17th century