Macdan-ol-macānī, Malfūzāt Ahmad Ibn Yahyā Menyarī (Introduction of the Content, Style and Its Literacy Benefits)

Macdan-ol-macānī is a mystical text of the 8th C. A. H., and it is considered to be the most important collection of the Malfoozat of Ahmad Ibn Yahyā Menyarī, the great mystic of the subcontinent. This manuscript has been compiled by one of his disciples, Zeyn Badr-e cArabī, and is based on his master's views. This article reviews the biography of Ahmad Ibn Yahyā Menyarī, and briefly introduces Macdan-ol-macānī, and certain words and current interpretations among teaching circles dialogs of Sūfīs in certain parts of the subcontinent. In this way, a new horizon is provided for those who are studying the expanse of Persian language in the subcontinent. The article also elaborates on the language of communication in cultural domains of these regions.