AL-MANAWI MIN HAQAIQ AL-MATHNAWI (COMMENTARY ON RUMI'S MATHNAVI) BY ABD...

AL-MANAWI MIN HAQAIQ AL-MATHNAWI (COMMENTARY ON RUMI'S MATHNAVI) BY ABD AL-LATIF ABBASI GUJARATI (D. 1048)
India, 17th century

Persian text on paper, two volumes, incomplete, comprising 105 leaves in volume 1 and 135 in volume 2, generally 21 lines to the page, written in black nasta'liq script, titles in red, inner margin ruled with a gilded frame, extensive notes and glosses in the margins, modern bindings.

24cm x 13.5cm x 1.5cm each (2)

Abd-alatif Abbasi Gojarati (d. 1048/1638) was an Indo-Persian literary figure who served at the mughal court of Shah Jahan. He is best known for his critical edition and commentaries on the works of Rumi and Sanai, based on extensive comparison of manuscripts.

Abd Al-Latif Abbasi Gujarati's Lataif al-Manawi Min Haqaiq al-Mathnawi is a commentary on difficult verses of Rumi’s Mathnavi, intended to elucidate its linguistic, literary, and mystical meanings. The work became an important foundation for later Indian commentaries on the Mathnavi.

Another 17th century copy is at the British Library (Acc. no. Add MS 16770).