Abul-Hassan Ali ibn Ahmad (or ibn Ja’far) ibn Salmān al-Kharaqāni or Shaikh Abul-Hassan Kharaqāni [also written Kherqāni] (Persian شیخ ابوالحسن خرقانی ) is one of the great Sufi Masters of Islam. He was born in 963 CE (352 Hijri) in Khorasan in a village called Kharaqan (today a district of Shahrood city in Iran) and died in the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram) in 425 Hijri (1033 CE). Persian is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... The Common Era (CE or C.E.), sometimes known as the Current Era or Christian Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 (the traditional birthdate of Jesus) to the present. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar, Arabic التقويم الهجري) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days. ... Greater Khorasan is an area of land from the past which included parts that are presently in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the mythical demon in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, see Asura For the Canaanite and Ugaritic mother-goddess, see Asherah. ... Muharram (Arabic: محرم ) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar, Arabic التقويم الهجري) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days. ... The Common Era (CE or C.E.), sometimes known as the Current Era or Christian Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 (the traditional birthdate of Jesus) to the present. ...

He was the disciple of Shaikh Abul-Abbas Ahmad Qassab Amili in tariqah but had deep spiritual relation with Bayazid Bastami, a well-known Sufi Master who lived almost a century before him and who had already spoken about the personality and state of Abul Hassan Kharaqani. Attar Neishapuri, a famous Persian poet and sufi, has devoted the largest part of his book Tazkeratul Awliya (Biography of the Saints) about the personality, state, sayings and stories of Abul Hassan Kharaqani. Attar has called him as Sultān-e Salāteen-e Mashāyekh (The King of the kings of Sufi Masters), Ocean of the spiritual knowledge, Sun of the Lord, Mystery of the Lord and Qibla (focus of attention) of his people. This article is in need of attention. ... The Bastami Complex in Bastam, Semnan Province of Iran, contains the shrine of Mohammad ibn Jafar Sadiq, the tomb of Bayazid, his monastary, the Iwan of Öljeitü, the tomb of Mahmud Ghazan, the Congregation Mosque, the tower of Kashaneh, and the Shahrukhiya seminary, bath, and Zurkhaneh, dating from before the... Farid ad-Din Attar (farÄ«du-d-dÄ«n aṭṭār ; ca. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis...

Abul-Hassan Kharaqani was the Master or Shaikh of the famous Persian sufi and poet, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari. Avicenna (Ibn Sina), the renowned Persian philosopher, Shah Mahmood of Ghazna, Shaikh Abu-Saïd Abul-Khair and Nasir Khusraw, the famous poet, had travelled to Kharaqan to meet him and expressed their deep admiring feelings and respect to him. Shaikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh (Arabic: شيخ), is a word in the Arabic language meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Khwaja Abd Allah Ansari. ... The works of Avicenna, the greatest of the medieval Persian physicians, played a crucial role in the European Renaissance. ... Mahmud and Ayaz The Sultan is to the right, shaking the hand of the sheykh, with Ayaz standing behind him. ... Abusaeid Abolkheyr(966-1046) (In Persian ابوسعید ابوالخیر هجری قمری 440-357) also known as Sheikh Abusaeid , was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi thought. ...

Mawlana Jalauddin Balkhi (Rumi), Attar Neishapouri, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Jami and others have narrated many poems about Shaikh Abul Hassan and have reported many astonishing stories from him. Mawlana Rumi Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī[1] (Persian: ‎ , Turkish: Mevlânâ Celâleddin Mehmed Rumi) ‎ (1207 — 1273 CE), also known as Muhammad Balkhī (Persian: ‎ ), but known to the world simply as Rumi, was a 13th century Persian poet, jurist, theologian and teacher of Sufism. ... Farid ad-Din Attar (farīdu-d-dīn aṭṭār ; ca. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Khwaja Abd Allah Ansari. ... Youth seeking his fathers advice Miniature illustration to the Haft Awrang of Jami, in the story A Father Advises his Son About Love See Sufi outlook on male love Freer and Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Persian youth playing chess with two suitors Illustration to the Haft...

He was illiterate but had wide inspirational knowledge about the Holy Quran and Hadith; his sayings and speeches are significantly magnificent due to their philosophical views. He practiced Shafi`i school of thought, a sect of Sunnite Islam. The , (Arabic: recitation, also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and Al-Quran, Turkish Kuran), is the central religious text of Islam. ... Hadith (Arabic: hadīth, Arabic pl. ... The Shāfi‘ī madhab (Arabic: ‎ ) is one of the four schools of fiqh, or religious law, within Sunni Islam. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ...

The book Noorul Uloom (The light of Sciences) is dedicated to Shaikh Abul Hassan Kharaqani. It is believed to have been written by his disciples (murids) after his death. Its single manuscript copy is in the British Museum. A Murid MÜRÎD (Arabic: مريد ),willpower, self esteem, one of the 99 names of ALLAH ( الله ) also known as a Salik (Arabic: سالك ), is an initiate into the mystic philosophy of Sufism. ... The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2000 to become the Great Court, with a tessellated glass roof by Foster and Partners surrounding the original Reading Room. ...

Some of his sayings

• Shaikh Abul Hassan had written on the door of his khaneqah: “Anyone who comes to this house, give him food and do not ask about his faith. Because, as he merits a life next to the exalted God, no doubt he deserves a meal on my table.”

• I feel, I hear, I speak, but I do not exist.

• There are 24 hours in a day. I die a thousand times in an hour, and I cannot explain the other 23 hours.

• People cannot describe me. No matter in which words or in which terms they present me, I am the opposite of what they say.

• I am neither a Sufi, nor a scientist, nor a pious. Oh Lord, you are the one and only, and I am one of your oneness.

• What if there were neither the Hell nor the Heaven. So that we could see the real devout person.

• A scientist wakes up early in the morning and thinks how to increase his knowledge. A pious wakes up and seeks how to increase his faith. But Abul-Hassan thinks how to make a human being happy.

• The one who said "I reached to Allah (to the God, to the Truth and Reality)", he did not. And the one who said "He (God) himself made me reach him", he reached to Allah (or he attained the reality).

• He was asked: "Where did you see the God?" He answered: "...wherever I did not see my own self."

• Whatever exists in the entire universe, it is also in your own heart. You have to gain the ability to see it.

• The one who fall in Love found Allah. And the one who found Allah, forgot his own self.

• In the whole world only one person understood me, and it was Bayazid.

Haruniyeh tomb, named after Harun al-Rashid. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Allah is the Arabic term for God in Abrahamic religions, and is the main term for God in Islam. ... Allah is the Arabic term for God in Abrahamic religions, and is the main term for God in Islam. ... Allah is the Arabic term for God in Abrahamic religions, and is the main term for God in Islam. ... Allah is the Arabic term for God in Abrahamic religions, and is the main term for God in Islam. ... The Bastami Complex in Bastam, Semnan Province of Iran, contains the shrine of Mohammad ibn Jafar Sadiq, the tomb of Bayazid, his monastary, the Iwan of Öljeitü, the tomb of Mahmud Ghazan, the Congregation Mosque, the tower of Kashaneh, and the Shahrukhiya seminary, bath, and Zurkhaneh, dating from before the...

External Links

• Persian website about Shaikh Abul Hassan Kharaqani
• Some of the sayings of Shaikh Abul Hassan