392 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVIII, 
to be largely a reproduction of folk-lore tales, probably of 
very old origin ‘Attar, I, 312-315, apparently used the same 
authority as Ansari, the difference in their texts being often 
only a question of wording. Quite possibly both borrowed 
this biography from the book of ‘Abdu’l-lah Khafif Shirazi, 
(see below, No. 18). It seems therefore quite sures that 
not only various treatises are ascribed to him (f. 56, 045 § Js) ), 
but that they even probably existed, because their contents 
are concretely specified in some cases as (f. 56) (sy) .- CLS 
pep We nas yo i) dlee (cf. Najahat, p. 95). Even ‘Attar, who 
only very rarely gives any dates or references to other books, 
mentions in his V'adhkira (ibid:) the book sss! iT ye ascribed 
to this saint; some of his epistles are also referred to in 
Luma’, p. 238 of the tex 
5. M uhammad b. Yuisuf Banna ath-Thagafi, of Isfahan, 
d. 280 A.H. (cf. also Luma‘, pref., p. XXIII). Besides the 
general mention of his works (Wrvlei, f. 34v), two individual 
titles appear, i.e. Slee! cs? Kt US and Gpsyl! is (ibid.). 
6. Ishaq b. Ayyub, probably of the same period (as 
Ansari says yi BUY snc op gue oS), His smal]l pam- 
poe (> f. 35v) is mentioned. 
u ‘Amr veh also apparently of the same time, 
an 2a sirit of Khorasan. His book referred to here is 
called 3! BI! Ssve (£. — It may be read also U!,b)! Sime ). 
8. Abu Sa%d Kharraz, d. 285 A.H., a saint of very high 
repute (cf. f. 43v. so, polayy af oialf jf,d). ‘Attar (I, 40) 
ascribes to him no less than 400 works, but Ansari, in spite of 
is great veneration, had probably never seen any one of them, 
and mentions only the fact of his literary activity (f. 41, 
warila ), 
9. Ibrahim b. Ahmad Khawwas, d. 291 A.H. (25% =~)° ¥ 
‘if this date is correct,’ as Ansari remarks). His ‘ book * 
(f. 78, US ) is npr eae: and the Shaykh had seen it. 
10. ‘Am ‘Uthman al-Makki, d. 291 or 297 A.H., the 
celebrated saackol of Hallaj (cf. also ‘Attar, II, 36-40). He 
was the author of some treatises. , apparently not quite orthodox, 
and suffered persecution (f. 53 G,mic els tpg oe Ssyb of ya 
A —_* Aho i! y Ma,f Fre 9 NOS). His Hila are mentioned 
on 
oy Abi’'l-Qasim Junayd, d.299 A.H. The literary works 
of this famous Sufi, usually believed to be the first Sufic writer, 
are often referred to in the Doses but only once a definite 
title is given (f. 96). It is acli js, most probably the same as 

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