360 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. {[N.S., XIX, 
‘Alau’d-Daula’s own work ‘Urwa to give it its full title, 
Al-‘Urwat li-ahlv’l-khalwat. wa’l- ees ' which was completed in 
that year, is several times referred to in the book. 
The author of this summary version of the saint's lectures 
is his disciple Amir Iqbal b. Sabiq as-Sijistani.’ He gives no 
particulars about ranaolt and sen ee was not remarkable in 
any way 
The contents of this rare work are rather disappointing 
rere is practically nothing except vague and very genera 
Sufico-moral discussions, a few biographical details of ‘Alau’d- 
aula, and a number of very elusive and intangible allusions 
to the contemporary condition of Persia. Jami could not have 
derived much benefit from a perusal of this work. In fact he 
oer? 
e biography of the saint is sufficiently well-known and 
it is scatltade to dwell on it here.’ The references in the 
present work are only to the period of the Shaykh’s early days, 
before his final conversion to Sufism. He recalls his un- 
pleasant position at the court of Arghiin, the Manoel Ikhan of 
Persia (reigned 683-690 A.H./1284-1291 A.D.). His piety was 
eee to affronts on the = of his drunken oo . who 
1 See Rieu, Supplement t 5 a Catalogue of the Persian MSS. in 
ish Museum, 1895, } is also referred to by Hai 
Khalifa, os ay gt ae 
2 Fol. 1 

SS p28 i (the author) ,! L. waa! yg amae Sgro HF yo SSG Um by dg wulws nS 
Cf. — f. 36v. 
e often mentions his own name — in the text, cf. f. 47, besides 
piving it just in the beginning of the boo 
+ Nafahat, pp. 500-515. ve the older generation there are three saints 
whose biographies are based on the book: Radiyyu’d-Din ‘Ali Lala Ghaz- 
nawi (p. 500), Jamalu’d-Din Ahmad Jarfani (p. "502), and Naru’d-Din 
Daula are: Ak I —— Misri (often referred to in almost every majlts, 
mad Muh 
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phies of ie gle? Din Kubra p. 483; Ibn ‘Arabi, p. 644; and Auhadu d- 
Din Kir 685. 
refers to it, however, and its title appears (pp. 5 ~~ 
565) only in the ext of the letter of ‘Abdu’r-Razziq Kashiand of ye ° 
6 ‘atalogue of the Persian MSS. in = cere Museum, 
vol. I, p. 413, and especially the Supplement, No. 19. the err + 
cal works his biography is given very often: Na jahGt, » pp. 504— 
Hajt iqlim, H. Ethé’s India Office Catalogue. No. 724, a 463 (No. 7138), 
Safinatu’l-awliya, ibid., No. 647, col. 288 (No. 132); et 
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