Dalil Muallafat Mukhtar al-Susi
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Dalil Muallafat Mukhtar al-Susi (Guide to the Works of Mukhtar al-Susi) is a bibliographic guide and catalog compiled by Abd al-Wafi al-Mukhtar al-Susi, surveying the published and unpublished writings, manuscripts, and archival heritage of his father, the Moroccan historian, scholar, and statesman Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Susi (1318–1383 AH / 1900–1963 CE) .
Background and Purpose
The work was prepared by Abd al-Wafi in his capacity as the custodian of his father's intellectual legacy . In the introduction, he explains that the compilation aimed to present an accurate, comprehensive overview of everything his father authored—both printed books and extant manuscripts preserved in his private library—alongside concise descriptions and context for each work . The project was inspired by a note Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Susi had written in the introduction to a collection of his own father's poetry, expressing his aspiration that future generations would organize and catalog whatever scattered writings and materials he had managed to gather .
Structure and Contents
The catalog arranges Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Susi’s writings systematically across several thematic fields:
- Encyclopedic Works: Includes his monumental regional biographical encyclopedia, al-Masul (al-Maʿsūl), printed in twenty volumes .
- Literature and Poetry: Encompasses literary anthologies, correspondence, poetry divans, and critical treatises, such as Mutra'at al-Ku'us, al-Majmu'a al-Ilghiyya, Sus al-Alima, Jawf al-Fara, and the correspondence collection Nada'id al-Dibaj, as well as serialized ideological stories such as Bayna al-Jumud wa-l-May' .
- Biographies and Hagiography: Covers biographical dictionaries and memoirs, notably Rijalat al-Ilm al-Arabi fi Sus, which records over 1,815 scholars, as well as works dedicated to his father Ali ibn Ahmad al-Darqawi, such as al-Tiryaq al-Mudawi and Munyat al-Muttali'in .
- History: Documents historical and political treatises on the Sous region, including Iliagh Qadiman wa-Hadithan, al-Ru'asa' al-Susiyyun, Hawla Ma'idat al-Ghada', and the ten-volume oral history compilation Min Afwah al-Rijal .
- Folklore, Heritage, and Linguistics: Contains ethnographic and linguistic studies, including Ahadith Sidi Hammu al-Shalhi (also known as Akhlaq wa-Adat Susiyya), Qata'if al-Lata'if, and al-Alfaz al-Arabiyya fi al-Shilha al-Susiyya, an alphabetical dictionary examining Arabic loanwords in the Shilha dialect of Sous .
- Travelogues: Details accounts of journeys and excursions across southern Morocco and abroad, including Khilal Jazula, Min al-Hamra' ila Ilgh, and al-Rihla al-Amiriyya .
- Lectures, Speeches, and Edited Sources: Records academic addresses, such as his lecture on Muhammad al-Alim ibn Mawlay Ismail delivered in Tunis in 1367 AH, alongside independent historical texts by classical Sousi authors that Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Susi edited for publication under the series title Silsilat Masadir al-Ma'sul, including Manaqib al-Ba'qili and Wafayat al-Rasmuki .
Editions and Publication
The guide was released in an expanded second edition dated Monday, 14 Rabi' al-Thani 1426 AH / 23 May 2005 CE, completed in Rabat . This revised edition incorporated several additions, clarifications, and publishing updates on items from the collection that had previously remained in manuscript form .
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