The Kashf al-mahjúb: The oldest Persian treatise on Súfiism

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“E. J. W. GIBB MEMORIAL” SERIES.

VOL. XVII.

THE KASHF AL-MAḤJÚB

THE OLDEST PERSIAN TREATISE ON ṢÚFIISM

BY

‘ALÍ B. ‘UTHMÁN AL-JULLÁBÍ AL-HUJWÍRÍ

TRANSLATED FROM THE TEXT OF THE LAHORE EDITION, COMPARED WITH MSS. IN THE INDIA OFFICE AND BRITISH MUSEUM.

BY

REYNOLD A. NICHOLSON, LITT.D.

LECTURER IN PERSIAN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE.

AND

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VOLUME XVII.

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1911.

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