Nêr al-Dín Shàh Ni‘matullàh Walí (1331-1437) is primarily known as a Sufi and the founder of the order that is named after him, an order which has experienced a revival in the past two centuries in Iran. What has added to Shàh Ni‘matullàh’s fame in Iran in recent decades is the publication of his […]
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Shàh Nimatullàh Wali (Hajj Dr. Nur Ali Tabandeh)
Wherever our great men are honored and accordingly a gathering is organized, we are obliged to take part as ones who have views on the matter. Thus, when I found out about the good intention of the Symposium on Shàh Ni‘matullàh Walí,1 I approved it and viewed the request for a paper favorably. I […]
sufi path(Hajj Ali Tabandeh)
all of which amount to much the same thing. Different definitions have been given of “æêfism” (taæawwuf) and “gnosticism” (‘irfàn),3Taæawwuf is the journey of the soul in search of the Truth, as well as its arrival. This is the renunciation of everything but God. It is paying complete attention and having a heart-felt connection to […]
Observations on the Meaning of Bayat(Hajj Dr. Nur Ali Tabandeh)
Bay‘at literally means buying and selling, and comes from the word bay‘, although it pertains to a specific type of buying and selling. In the Qur’àn, the following verse is specifically about bay‘at, in which God says: (Verily, Allah has purchased from the faithful their selves and their properties, and in return for them is […]