Abd al-latif-e Abbasi and the Correction of the Masnavi-e Ma navi

Abd al-latif-e Abbasi is one of the erudite scribes of the 10th and 11th centuries A. H. in the Indian Subcontinent. Most of his works are about correction and explanation of the Masnavi-e Ma’navi and Hadiqat al-Haqiqa. He has followed the method of Hamdallah Mustawfi in the correction of Shahnama and has completed it. Though his method is somehow similar to modern critical tenets and approaches in textual criticism, there are basic differences that challenge it. This article has studied the details of his method in the correction of Masnavi and has evaluated his works based on scientific standards.