A Persian Multi-Text Preserved at the Süleymaniye Library in Istanbul: MS Fātiḥ 5426

Abstract

MS Fātiḥ 5426 is a precious codex compositus dating back to the XIV century, preserved at the Süleymaniye Library in Istanbul. The collection consists of approximately forty-seven texts of scientific value and turns out to be an important witness of some authentic and pseudepigraph works by well-known authors, including Ibn Sīnā, Abū Ḥāmid Ġazālī, Naṣīr-al-Dīn Ṭūsī, and Faḫr al-Dīn Rāzī. This paper will present a list of the works preserved in the manuscript with a description of their contents, a brief codicological analysis and, finally, some reflections on the compilation of the codex and on the connections that can be established between the various texts.