A fragmentary extract of a Sufi manuscript, second half of the 19th or early 20th century, possibly Northern India or Eastern Persia,

likely used as a commentary or reading sheet of a textbook Sufi manuscript, the text written in free-flowing nasta'liq script, describing the canon of Sufi metaphysical teachings, including key concepts such as Nūr (divine light or truth), Haqīqat (ultimate reality), Del (heart, spiritual perception, not emotion), Pardeh (veil or illusion separating human from truth), the final page with calligraphic sufi symbols,

20 x 16cm