Tadhkirat al-awliya
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Tazkirat al-Awliyā also transliterated as Tadhkirat al-Awliya or Tazkerat-ol-Owliya, is a 72-chapter book written by the Persian
poet
and mystic
Attar about the life of famous Sufis and their miraculous deeds (Karamats). This is the only surviving work of Attar written as prose
. It starts with a biography
of Imam
Jafar Sadiq , the Sixth Imam of Shia and ends with one of Mansur Al-Hallaj's
, the Sufi Martyr.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and mystic
Irfan
‘Irfān literally means knowing/awareness. The term is often translated as gnosis, however it also refers to Islamic mysticism. Those with the name are sometimes referred to as having an insight into the unseen...
Attar about the life of famous Sufis and their miraculous deeds (Karamats). This is the only surviving work of Attar written as prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
. It starts with a biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
Jafar Sadiq , the Sixth Imam of Shia and ends with one of Mansur Al-Hallaj's
Mansur Al-Hallaj
Mansur al-Hallaj was a Persian mystic, revolutionary writer and pious teacher of Sufism most famous for his poetry, accusation of heresy and for his execution at the orders of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir after a long, drawn-out investigation.-Early life:Al-Hallaj was born around 858 in Fars...
, the Sufi Martyr.
List of biographies
- Jafar Sadiq
- Uwais al-QarniUwais al-QarniUwais Qarni, known also as Saint Uwais Qarni was a Muslim mystic, martyr and philosopher of Yemen who lived during the lifetime of Muhammad, but never met Muhammad personally. As reported by the renowned historical scholar Ibn Battuta, Uwais' tomb is found in Ar-Raqqah, Syria, where he was killed...
- Hasan Basri
- Malik Dinar
- Muhammad Ibn Vase
- Habib Ajami
- Abu Hazim Makki
- Atabah Ibn Qolam
- RabiaRabiaRabia may refer to* The Rabi`ah, an Arab tribe* An Arabic female name meaning "Springtime"* An Arabic female name meaning "Fourth Female". It may refer to:** Rabia al-Adawiyya, the first female Sufi saint** Rabia Kazan, Turkish journalist...
- Fozayl Ayaz
- Ibrahim Adham
- Boshr Hafi
- Dhul-Nun al-MisriDhul-Nun al-MisriDhul-Nun al-Misri was an Egyptian Sufi saint. He was considered the Patron Saint of the Physicians in the early Islamic era of Egypt, and is credited with having specialized the concept of Gnosis in Islam...
- Bayazid BastamiBayazid BastamiBayazid Bastami , also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, was a Persian Sufi born in Bastam, Iran.- Background :...
- Abdullah Mobarak
- Sufyan al Thawri
- Shaqiq
- Abu Hanifah
- Al-Shafi'iMuhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi`iAbū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shafiʿī was a Muslim jurist, who lived from 767 CE to 820 CE. He was active in juridical matters and his teaching eventually led to the Shafi'i school of fiqh named after him. Hence he is often called Imam al-Shafi'i...
- Ahmad ibn HanbalAhmad ibn HanbalAhmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu `Abd Allah al-Shaybani was an important Muslim scholar and theologian. He is considered the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh...
- Davood Taee
- Hares Mahasebi
- Abu Soleiman Darayi
- Muhammad Ibn Sammak
- Muhammad Aslam Al-Tusi
- Ahmad Harb
- Hatam Asam
- Sahl Ibn Tostari
- Maruf KarkhiMaruf KarkhiMaruf Karkhi , known also by his full name Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi, was a Sufi Saint who is a pivotal figure in Sufism. He came from a Christian background and the story of his conversion to Islam is one of the most famous in Islamic lore....
- Fath Museli
- Ahmad Hevari
- Ahmad Khezruyah
- Abutorab Nokhshabi
- Yahya Ma'az
- Shah Shoja Kermani
- Yusef Ibn Al-Huseyn
- Abu Hafs Haddad
- Mansur Al-HallajMansur Al-HallajMansur al-Hallaj was a Persian mystic, revolutionary writer and pious teacher of Sufism most famous for his poetry, accusation of heresy and for his execution at the orders of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir after a long, drawn-out investigation.-Early life:Al-Hallaj was born around 858 in Fars...
See also
- Farid ad-Din Attar
- SufismSufismSufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
- Persian literaturePersian literaturePersian literature spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language...
- Sufi TextsSufi texts-Abdul-Qadir Gilani:#Sirr al-asrar #Futuh al-ghayb #Ghunyat al-talibeen #Al-Fat'hu Rabbani -Mohiuddin Ibn-Arabi:#Futuhat al-Makkiyya...
- Riaz Ahmed Gohar ShahiRiaz Ahmed Gohar ShahiRiaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi is a spiritual leader, founder of the spiritual movements RAGS International and Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam ....
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(in Persian, about a half of the text from the beginning) - MOHAMMAD ESTEʿLAMI, "TAḎKERATal-AWLIĀʾ ", in Encyclopedia Iranica http://www.iranica.com/newsite/index.isc?Article=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/unicode/ot_grp5/ot_tadkerat_awlia_20040616.html