Who was Fakhr ud-din al-Khurasani?
Fakhr ud din al-Khurasani was a young man who is known for his efforts in collecting and preserving the works of the famous Sufi scholar, Muhiuddin Ibn al-Arabi. In the year 810 AH, he traveled to Makkah and requested Ibn al-Arabi's books, but was told that they were not available there. However, he was informed that there was a Sufi in the Yemeni city of Zubaid who had an excellent collection of Ibn al-Arabi's books.
Fakhr ud din al-Khurasani then traveled to Zubaid and stayed at the Madrassa al-Mizjajia. There, he was able to copy the entire collection of Ibn al-Arabi's works in the year 814 Hijri. His collection later made its way to Sindh and is now available at the Pir Pagaro Library.
Fakhr ud din al-Khurasani's efforts in preserving the works of Ibn al-Arabi have been recognized as an important contribution to the study of Sufism and
Fakhr ud-din al-Khurasani Collection
- RG #:716
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Dated:814 AH
- Physical Library:Private
Arabic Title:ذخائر والاعلاق في شرح ترجمان الأشواق
- RG #:116
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din
- Arabic Title:فصوص الحكم
- RG #:150
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:إنشاء الدوائر والجداول
- RG #:289
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:كتاب الإسفار عن نتائج الأسفار
- RG #:307
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din
- Arabic Title:كتاب الكتب
- RG #:354
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:كتاب النصائح في ما لا يعول عليه
- RG #:532
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:مشكاة الأنوار فيما روي عن الله من الأخبار
- RG #:480
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din
- Arabic Title:رسالة الموقظة
- RG #:510
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
الإسراء إلى المقام الأسرى
- Arabic Title:الإسراء إلى المقام الأسرى
- RG #:
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:نسب الخرقة
- RG #:530
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:منزل القطب مقامه وحاله
- RG #:585
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:كتاب الشواهد
- RG #:689
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
- Arabic Title:تلقيح الأذهان ومفتاح معرفة الإنسان
- RG #:758
- Scribe:Fakhr al-Din Khurasani
Manuscript Collections
Fakhr ud din al-Khurasani was a young man who is known for his efforts in collecting and preserving the works of the famous Sufi scholar, Muhiuddin Ibn al-Arabi. In the year 810 AH, he traveled to Makkah and requested Ibn al-Arabi's books, but was told that they were not available there. However, he was informed that there was a Sufi in the Yemeni city of Zubaid who had an excellent collection of Ibn al-Arabi's books.
Fakhr ud din al-Khurasani then traveled to Zubaid and stayed at the Madrassa al-Mizjajia. There, he was able to copy the entire collection of Ibn al-Arabi's works in the year 814 Hijri. His collection later made its way to Sindh and is now available at the Pir Pagaro Library.
This complete collection was copied for the library of Kutub khana Asfia by Sadar Mudarris صدر مدرس Nawwab ud-din.
Kutub Khana Asefiyah was established in 1891 in Hyderabad to promote knowledge and literature. It housed rare books in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu from around the world. Maulvi Syed Hussain Bilgrami Nawab Imad-ul-Mulk initially established the library, but it was rebuilt in 1936 as the Asefiyah Central Library. It was inaugurated by Nawab Asif Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur.