Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani Quotes

Abu 'l-Hassan Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Salmān al-Kharaqāni was one of the master Sufis of Islam. He was born in 963 of Persian parents in Khorasan in the village of Qaleh Now-e Kharaqan and died on the day of Ashura in 1033 .

He was the disciple of Abul-Abbas Qassab Amoli but claimed a deep spiritual relationship with Bayazid Bastami, a Sufi Master who died almost a century before him but was said to have spoken about Kharaqani's personality. He was also influenced by Abul Hasan Hankari. His school of jurisprudence was Shafi‘i.

Attar of Nishapur, a Persian poet and Sufi, devoted a large part of his book Tadhkirat al-Awliya about Kharaqani. Attar has him as Sultān-e Salātin-e Mashāyekh "King of kings of Sufi Masters", "Ocean of the spiritual knowledge, "Sun of the Lord", "Mystery of the Lord" and "Qibla of his people".Kharaqani was the Master of the Arab Sufi and poet, Abdullah Ansari. Avicenna, Mahmud of Ghazni, Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr and Nasir Khusraw travelled to Kharaqan to meet him and expressed their deep admiring feelings and respect for him.

Rumi, Attar of Nishapur, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari and Jami narrated poems about Kharaqani and reported his stories. He was illiterate but had wide inspirational knowledge about the Quran and Hadith; his sayings and speeches were significant due to their philosophical views.

The book Nūr al-ʿUlūm "Light of the Sciences" was dedicated to Kharaqani. It is believed to have been written by his murids after his death. A single manuscript copy is currently held in the British Museum. Wikipedia  

✵ 963 – 5. December 1033
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Famous Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani Quotes

“When people seek the Lord with earnestness and are lost to themselves, God is met.”

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002), p. 93

“It is veils that wrap past, present and future time from your view. When the veils are withdrawn one can see all.”

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002), p. 93

“When the Lord leads one to the Path, he dwells in the Plane of Unity with Him (Tawḥīd) and none expect God knows about his state.”

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002), p. 94

“Whosoever by God's grace sees Him sees not creatures. He who attains to the vision of the Lord is lost to himself.”

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002), p. 93

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