Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
Mir Syed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani (Persian: میر سید علی ابن شہاب الدین ہمدانی; 1314–1384) was a Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, a poet and a prominent Shafi'i Muslim scholar.[1][2] He was born on Monday, 12th Rajab 714 AH (1314 A.C) in Hamadan[3] and died in 786 AH/1384 in Kunar,Hazara Division,KPK Province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and was buried in Khatlan.[4] He was very influential in spreading Islam in Kashmir and has had a huge influence on the culture of the Kashmir valley.[5] He was also known as "Shāh Hamadhān" ("King of Hamadhān", Iran) and as Amīr-i Kabīr ("the Great Commander"). He wrote several short works on spirituality and Sufism. He had a lot of influence on the works of his contemporary in Kashmir, the female Śaiva poet Lallēśvārī.
Works
- Risalah Nooriyah, is a tract on contemplation.[3]
- Risalah Maktubaat, contains Amir-i-Kabir’s letter.[3]
- Dur Mu’rifati Surat wa Sirat-i-Insaan, discusses the bodily and moral features of man.[3]
- Dur Haqaa’iki Tawbah, deals with the real nature of penitence.[3]
- Hallil Nususi allal Fusus, is a commentary on Ibn-ul-‘Arabi’s Fusus-ul-Hikam.[3]
- Sharhi Qasidah Khamriyah Faridhiyah, is a commentary on the wine-qasidah of ‘Umar ibn ul-Fariz who died in 786 A.H. =1385 A.C.[3]
- Risalatul Istalahaat, is a treatise on Sufic terms and expressions.[3]
- ‘ilmul Qiyafah is on physiognomy.[3]
- Dah Qa’idah gives ten rules of contemplative life.[3]
- Kitabul Mawdah Fil Qurba, puts together traditions on affection among relatives.[3]
- Kitabus Sab’ina Fi Fadha’il Amiril Mu’minin, gives the seventy virtues of Hazrat ‘Ali. Arba’ina Amiriyah, is forty traditions on man’s future life.[3]
- Rawdhtul Firdaws, is an extract of a larger work entitled.[3]
- Firdawsul Akhyaar, by Shuja-ud-Din Shiruyah.[3]
- Manazilu Insaaliqin, is on Sufi-ism.[3]
- AWRAAD-UL-FATHIYAH, gives a conception of the unity of God and His attributes.[3]
References
Bibliography
- John Renard 2005: Historical Dictionary of Sufism (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements, 58), ISBN 0810853426