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Sufi Manuscript Folio in Ottoman Turkish

Name: Sufi Manuscript Folio in Ottoman Turkish
Brand: Fil Caravan
SKU: 277864617227
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Manuscript leaf on polished laid paper · Turkey, likely Konya · 18th century

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Eighteenth-century manuscript folio in Arabic script, black ink with red highlights, on laid paper. — The folio, eighteen lines of naskh with red punctuation.

Description

An 18th-century handwritten manuscript folio in Ottoman Turkish, set in Arabic script on polished laid paper. The leaf measures approximately 200 × 306 mm (7.87 × 12 in) and is inscribed on both sides in a single column of eighteen lines per page. The black ink text is punctuated with red, possibly marking key phrases, divine names, or transitions in meaning.

The vocabulary is distinctly Sufi, theological and mystical in character, with themes including purification of the self (tazkiyat al-nafs), disciplined striving (mujāhada), spiritual wayfaring (sulūk), and the path to divine nearness (qurb ilā Allāh). Folios of this kind often belonged to instructional works written for disciples (murīdūn) under the guidance of a shaykh.

Visible chain and wire lines confirm handmade laid paper. The origin is given as Turkey, likely Konya, and the hand is in naskh or a related style.

Photographs

Sufi Manuscript Folio in Ottoman Turkish, photograph 2

Details

Origin	Turkey, likely Konya
Date	18th century
Script	Ottoman Turkish in Arabic script, naskh or related style
Material	Polished handmade laid paper
Ink	Black and red
Layout	Single column, 18 lines per page, recto and verso
Dimensions	200 × 306 mm (7.87 × 12 in)
Reference	eBay item 277864617227

Condition

The hand is clean, legible, and well executed, likely by a trained copyist, with the careful composition typical of devotional material. There is toning, spotting, edge tears, and marginal spotting consistent with age.