عناية علماء توات بمخطوطات التصوف الإسلامي؛ مخطوط الكوكب الوقاد في فضل المشايخ والأوراد للشيخ سيد المختار الكنتي (ت: 1226ه- 1811م)، ومختصره للشيخ ابن باد الكنتي (ت: 1388ه- 1966م).

Abstract

It was mentioned in the famous noble hadith that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Ihsan is to worship God as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then He sees you.” The early Sufis established their path and established their approaches on the basis of that golden rule, so Sufism became one of the highest levels of knowledge of God, and the true core of Islam became in its highest moral, behavioral, and cognitive manifestations. Throughout the ages, Sufism and Sufism have been preoccupied with the human soul, purifying it from bad morals, psychological desires, and inferiority disputes. They tried, through the greatest jihad (the jihad of the soul), to elevate that soul to the homes of the righteous and those close to the homes of the Lord of the Worlds. Algeria was not immune to this art, which was deeply mixed with all other sciences in the Tuat region of our vast desert, as it is not possible to find a jurist, theologian, or hadith scholar who was not a Sufi, or who had a share in Sufism, so the authorship in Sufism was greater than in the other sciences in which Tuat scholars were active in giving their input. They compiled works in these fields and wrote volumes on these arts, and each of them had his own school and method for educating the soul and refining behavior and morals. As a result, multiple schools arose that had a great impact in enriching the spiritual heritage of the religion of Islam. The Kantites are considered the sheikhs of the region who contributed most to the science of Sufism in general, and to the Qadiri method in particular, and this was evident in letters, poems, and books. We mention, for example, Sheikh Al-Mukhtar Al-Kabir, who left a license in the wrads and ahzab, a manuscript on supplications and remembrances, an answer to three italics in the Qadiri wird, and a poem on supplications and supplication. He titled it: “The Burning Star in the Fadl of the Sheikhs and the Wirds,” so I chose this manuscript. In order to study and verify it according to what is dictated by the principles and rules of investigation, and the science of the manuscript in general.