Abu al-Qasim Gurgani
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Shaykh Abul Qasim Gurgani (990/380–1058/450 AH) (Persian:ابو القاسم گرگانی)[1] was an Iranian Sufi of Kubruwia Sufi tariqah as well as other Sufi orders. Shaykh Gurgani authored a book titled "Fusūl al-Tarīqah wa Fusūl al-Haqīqah".[2] His grave is located in a small village, three kilometers south of Torbat Ḥeydarīyeh in Iran.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Gorgan in 380 AH. He received the spiritual Knowledge of Sufism from the master of Abu Usman Almaghribi.[3]
Companions
[edit]His spiritual successor was Abubakr Nisaj[4] and some other disciples were.
- Abu Ali al-Farmadi
- Khwaja Ali Hallaj
- Abubakr Abdullah Tusi
References
[edit]- ^ The Kashf al-mahjúb. Leyden, Brill. 1911.
- ^ Shadharāt al-Dhahab fī Akhbār min Dhahab (Arabic), by Imam Shuhab al-Din abi
- ^ Anees at-Talibeen wa Uddat as-Salikeen, by Salah bin Mubarak Bukhari
- ^ Biographical article, Daira Maarif Buzurg Islami, Iran