Ɵ Al-Ghunya Li Talibi Tariq Al-Haqq, manuscript on paper [Maghreb, dated "1274" AH (1857 AD)]

Ɵ Abdul Qadir bin Musin al-Gilani, Al-Ghunya Li Talibi Tariq Al-Haqq (Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth), second volume only, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Maghreb, dated in western numerals "1274" AH (1857 AD)]single volume, 225 leaves, second volume only, single column, 19 lines dark brown maghribi script, key words and headings in red and green, full-page frontispiece with gilt and polychrome decorations, illuminated polychrome head-piece opening the text, this and the frontispiece with contemporary red protective endleaves, catchwords throughout, a few small worm-holes and faint spots, else very clean and crisp condition, 220 by 175 mm.; contemporary fine red morocco with flap, covers and tooled ruled and tooled in gilt, outer edges a little rubbed, some light scuff marks to coversAbdul Qadir al-Gilani (1078-1166) was a Persian mystic, theologian, Sufi preacher and Hanbali jurist, best known as the founder of the Qadiriyya Tariqa (Sufi Order). This text is one of Gilani's best known works, being an encyclopaedic treatise on the inner and outer aspects of Sunni Islam. The work has been translated into English and is in continued publication today due to its vast popularity within Sunni Muslim communities worldwide.