Department of persian language and literature, Payame Noor Unvierstiy, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/perlit.2025.63928.3726
Abstract
The book “Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān” was edited based on three manuscripts and published in 2019. Its fourth manuscript was introduced in an article in 1401. But until now, the name of its author has been shrouded in mystery. In this article, by identifying another manuscript of this book, some ambiguities related to this text are clarified. The newly found manuscript is preserved in the Malik Library with the number 1044, which is in Nasta`liq script and was probably written in the 11th century AH. According to this manuscript, the author of Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān is Isma`īl ibn Abī Mansur ibn Isma`īl Tusī, who lived at least until 526 AH. Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān was probably written in the first half of the 6th century, around the years 525 to 535 AH. It is also emphasized that: The latest manuscripts may have been written from the old and authentic versions and have exceptional information in them and compensate and complete the ambiguities or omissions of the old versions, and therefore their use in correcting the texts is efficient and necessary. In the end, considering the discovery of two other manuscripts of the book of the Thousand Tales of the Sufis - each of which has special features and privileges, especially those that eliminate the omissions and errors of the printed text - and also with the clarification of the name of its author, It is reminded that the time has come for this valuable old text to be edited and published again.
nadimi harandi, M. (2025). An Introduction to the Newly found Manuscript of A Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān and Its Author. Persian Language and Literature, (), -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.63928.3726
MLA
nadimi harandi, M. . "An Introduction to the Newly found Manuscript of A Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān and Its Author", Persian Language and Literature, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.63928.3726
HARVARD
nadimi harandi, M. (2025). 'An Introduction to the Newly found Manuscript of A Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān and Its Author', Persian Language and Literature, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.63928.3726
CHICAGO
M. nadimi harandi, "An Introduction to the Newly found Manuscript of A Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān and Its Author," Persian Language and Literature, (2025): -, doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.63928.3726
VANCOUVER
nadimi harandi, M. An Introduction to the Newly found Manuscript of A Hizār Hikāyat-i Sufīyān and Its Author. Persian Language and Literature, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.63928.3726
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