The New manuscript from unfamiliar author; The book of Haqiqat al-Bayan fi Sharafat al-Ensan

The book of Sharafat al-Ensan is a mystical-fiction book whose main story is about animals complaining about human abuse to the king of jinns called "King Dadbakhsh". This book was written by Mohammad Ali Ibn Iskandar Shirvani in 1250 AH and dedicated to Mohammad Shah Qajar. The main story is rooted in the treatises of Ikhwan al-Safa, and in addition to the narration of this book, several other narrations have been known and published in Persian language. Our aim in this research is to introduce this manuscript and its author and its stylistic coordinates and distinguish it from other narrations. The research method is descriptive-analytical and its information is extracted from library sources. The research findings show that the main difference of Shirvani narration is to giving mystical color on the story by the dialogues of characters. In this narration, the reason for human's nobility over other animals is considered to be his divine spirit and ability to knowledge of God. Other distinguishing features include the abundance of references to Persian, Arabic, Quranic, and narrative verses and proverbs, as well as the use of artificial and obligatory style in general. A copy of the book contains nineteen miniature drawings that enhance its visual value, and printing the book will reduce the risk of extinction. Two manuscripts of this book have been identified so far: the original, which is in the library of the Academy of Bucharest, Romania, and the other, which is kept in the Malik Library of Tehran.