Manuscript draft — vefks of the Names

A manuscript notebook page kept in Ottoman Turkish, containing vefk (magic-square) studies for names from the Beautiful Names of God.

Manuscript notebook pages written in Ottoman Turkish, with red headings of the Names and number squares (vefk) — Mustafa İloğlu — personal/family archive · click the image to enlarge

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Type: Manuscript draft
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Source: Mustafa İloğlu — personal/family archive
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Two pages (76–77) of a manuscript notebook kept in Ottoman Turkish. On the pages are vefk (magic-square) tables and explanations for the names ‘al-Karīm’ and ‘al-Raqīb’ from the Beautiful Names of God. Such drafts shed light on the process of compiling Gizli İlimler Hazinesi.

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