The Kashf al-mahjúb, the oldest Persian treatise on Súfiism

1911·23.9 MB·English

by  'Ali ibn 'Usman, called Data Ganj Bakhsh, Jullabi, Hujviri, fl. 1030

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KASHF
liib AL-MAHJUB
THE OLDEST PERSIAN TREATISE ON
SUFIISM
ALI B. UTHAlAN AL-JULLAlU AL-HUJWIRI
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