Critique and Review of the First Manhaj of Abaqāt

One of the works of Allāma Mīr Hāmed Hussein is his first Manhaj known as "Abaqāt," recently, the section containing the verses of this Manhaj has been researched, edited and published by Mohammad Javad Rajabzadeh. This writing provides a critical examination of the conducted research and highlights some shortcomings in the adopted research methods. Numerous errors in reading the text of the manuscript, lack of precise comparison with existing manuscripts, failure to observe fidelity in reflecting the text of the manuscript, and insufficient comparison of many citations with sources are among the deficiencies of this research. Although it is rare to find a research free from these flaws, what has happened in the mentioned research, and what we seek to prove, is the multiplicity and diversity of mistakes related to the mentioned issues. In this writing, after explaining the shortcomings and some of their reasons, we present 65 pieces of errors from the edited text as a handful of examples. In the course of discussing the shortcomings and their solution, in addition to proving the need for a critical review of the first Manhaj of Abaqāt, practical insights and points for those interested in the field of manuscript edition will be addressed.