Reidentification of Tohfat-al-Masoum-A Work on the Memoir of Masoum Sani

The 12th A.H. Century was the period of the popularity and majesty of the Iranian mysticism in the Subcontinent. It was in this period that numerous works in different areas of mysticism, particularly the memoirs of the mystics and Mashayekhs (learned men), were written. For instance, Tohfat-al-Ma’asoum, was written by Khajeh Mir Ghias-odin Ghiasi. It is the memoir of his Morshed, Shah Ma’asoum (Gholam Mohammad known as Second Ma’asoum) and contains ten tohfehs. The manuscripts and styles will be described in this article. Moreover, this work will be introduced, studied and analyzed, and its peculiar features will be shown. There is also a list of the sofis whose names are mentioned in the book. A brief account of some of the prominent figures have been presented.