Musa ibn Khalil Mazandarani


Musā ibn Khalil ibn Taghi ibn Jafar ibn Mohammad Ebrāhim Māzandarāni, Persian scribe and scholar of nineteenth century Persia. Musa was born into a family of good standing which originated in the northern Iranian region of Mazandaran.

History

As far as is known, he lived and worked in the city of Lahijan where already his father had lived. He mentions the city as his place of residence in his work signing beside his name "resident of Lahijan" while using "Māzandarāni" as a reference to his region of origin according to common Persian practice in 19th century.
Lahijan, a town of the Iranian province Gilan bordering Mazandaran, birthplace of the Iranian Buyid dynasty and home to Zahed Gilani, the 13th century spiritual master of the eponymous ancestor of the Safavid dynasty Safi-ad-din Ardabili, was one of the oldest towns of the region with a long and vivid intellectual life.

Manuscripts

According to the Iranian Books and Manuscripts Data Bank, there are two original manuscripts by Musa ibn Khalil Mazandarani: