Title: Wasiyat Nameh | Vaṣīyet-nāme| وصية نامه
Author: Muhammad bin Pir Ali Al-Birgivi (d. 981H) |محمد بن پير علي [برگوي] (برگلي, [البركوي)]
Biography:Al-Birgivi was Taqi-ud-Din, or Muhiyyuddin, Muhammad bin Pir Ali bin Iskandar Al-Birgivi Ar-Rumi Al-Hanafi (d.981H/1573 CE). He was born in 929H (1523 CE) in Balikeser in Turkey. He died in constantinople in 981H from the plague and was buried in Birgi (Mu’jam al Mufassireen (2/506)). His works span various topics from Arabic grammar and morphology to Faraa’idh and Tajweed. His name Al-Birgivi derives from his establishment of a school and profession as a teacher in Birgi (Al-I’laam of Az-Zirkili (6/61)). He studied Islam from his father and others such as Akhizada (d. 989H). Al-Birgivi was an Hanafi Ottoman Imam who ascribed to early Sufism- denouncing much of the practices and beliefs of the Ottoman Sufis as extreme and innovations. His call was to returning back to the Qur’an and Sunnah upon the understanding of the Salaf. He refuted much of the beliefs and practices of the Sufis in his book, At-Tareeqah Al Muhammadiyyah and Ziyaarat Al Quboor (Shaykh Sa’ad al Hussayyin published a Tahqeeq of this work). However, due to his upbringing among the Maturidi Hanafi Sufis of the Ottoman Empire, he was affected by their beliefs- thereby erring in his views on Sifaat and Eemaan, holding views of the Maaturidiyyah.
Scribe: Unknown | مجهول
Script: Naskh
Date: Unknown | مجهول
Size: 15.2 X 11.4 CM
Folios: 73ff.
Description: 13 Lines/Page | European Laid Paper with watermarks that are mostly cut off due to the dimensions of the manuscript: (1) Hat- There’s a single hat visible on the top of the folio that resembles the three hats (tre capelli) design found in DE4860-Vollers_871_12 of the Wasserzeichen databse. It’s undated, but another version in the database is dated 1182H/ 1768 CE (DE4860-Vollers_470_2). It’s not clear whether there is a single hat or three hats in the manuscript.; There is a clear portion of another watermark that appears to be the bottom part of a shield or coat of arms.; There’s a countermark: CF in a curved font. I could not find much information about these watermarks and it would require more research. The last page is a repair on modern oriental paper and has a watermark bearing AEN and what appears to be a 6-pointed star(?), possibly Star of David. | The manuscript is in good shape, last page is a later addition | Black ink with Rubrication, no glossing. |
Incipit: الحمد لله الذي هدانا للاسلام ;
Explicit: لازم دكلرد
Provenance: There is a stamp on the last page: Hafiz Recep (Line 1). Lines 2 and 3 are unclear because it has been stamped 3 times. Line 2 appears: [.]AKIR Line 3 appears: [..]DIR
Accession #: Ms.053c