Sharh Fusus al Hikam by Bali efendi (d. 961 H. - 1553 AD)

Arabic manuscript, commentary on Fusus al Hikam of Ibn Arabi. approx. 500 p. out-ruled in silver, with illuminated heading on the first page. fine Naskh script by Muhammad Zihni in the late H. 10th or the beginning of the 11th C.Contemporary Full leather Ottoman style binding with flap.
Shaykh Bali Efendi from Sofia (d. 1553) was born in Strumica in Macedonia and according to Evliya Chelebi (Book III) belonged to a Yörük tribe, and to the family of the Prophet. At list one of two claims is highly dubious. After finishing his studies he entered the service of Qasim Efendi, shaykh of 'Ali Pasha convent in Istanbul. Induced by his murshid and a dream in which Ibn 'Arabi himself asked Bali to compose a commentary on Fusus al-Hikam, Bali Efendi wrote his most important work: Sharh al-Fusus. After spending a time as shaykh of Zeyrek dervish convent in Istanbul, he moved to Sofia where he died. He played an important role in spreading Halwatism in the Balkans.