Introduction and review of the oldest known manuscript of Risaleh Zikryeh

Risaleh Zikryeh is one of the famous works of Mir Seyed Ali Hamedani who is known as Ali Sani and Shah-e Hamedan, one of the most popular mystics in eighth century. Risaleh Zikryeh has been published several times independently or in addition to other his works. Through edition of the Zaad-e Akhirat, the authors have found a manuscript belongs to the Leiden University Library (number 600 from the Warner collection), that consists of several works including Risaleh Zikryeh as the most important one. The date of this manuscript is 811 A.H. which is close to the time of Mir Seyed Ali Hamedani (714-786 A.H.). So, this manuscript is the oldest complete version of this work according to the different catalogues. Two most important corrections of Risaleh Zikryeh are edited by Mohammad Riaz and Fereydoun Taghizadeh. The first one is published in Life and Works of Mir Seyed Ali Hamedani and the other one is published independently. The authors introduced earlier editions and also compared this manuscript with both mentioned editions and indicated the importance of the Leiden's manuscript, especially in the edition of the Risaleh Zikryeh.