Tag: In memory

In Memory of His Holiness Hajj Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Gonabadi “Saleh Ali Shah”

First day of Bahman 1394 corresponding to 9th of Rabi’ath-thani 1437 is the 49th death anniversary of His Gracious Holiness, the pillar (qutb) of the Gnostics and the trusted Master, Mr. Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Saleh ‘Ali Shah (may his grave be sanctified), the vicegerent (khalifa) and son of His Holiness Nour ‘Ali Shah the […]

Republish: In Memory of His Holliness Sultan Ali Shah Gonabadi

Hazrat Hajj Sultan Mohammad Gonabadi Sultan Ali ShahRenewer of the Nimatullahi Order in Iran Sufism is the spiritual reality of Islam, even if it was not known as “Sufism” at the inception of Islam. Phenomenologically speaking, it proves to be the essence of Islam, which gives life to it, like the soul gives life to […]

In Memory of Haj Soltan Hossein Tabandeh, Reza Ali Shah

  After the Prophet, the Imams and their authorized Sheikhs spread Sufism. The chains of authorization may be traced through the Sheikhs to the Imams, and then through Imam ‘Ali to the Prophet. For the most part, the Sufi saints practiced dissimulation (taqiyyah) with respect to the Islamic religious law and apparently followed the school […]

In Memory of His Holiness Hajj Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Salih Ali Shah

  His Holiness Hajj Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Salih Ali Shah was born on the 8th Dhu’l-hajjah 1308 A.H.L. corresponding to the 24th Tir 1270 A.H.S. (1891 A.D.) in the village of Baydukht Gonabad, which was the birthplace and residence of his honorable father and grandfather, till the beginning of the year 1328 A.H. L. when […]