Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani ~ The Frenzied Ones ~ Sufi Mystics

A selection of excerpts from the texts Tamhidát and Laváyeh by
Ayn-al-Qużāt Hamadānī . Translated by Ali Yansori - with thanks
to Ali for gifting this beautiful translation. Ayn-al-Qużāt
Hamadānī (1098–1131) (Persian: عین‌ القضات همدانی), was a Persian
jurisconsult, mystic, philosopher, poet and mathematician who was
executed by the Seljuk rulers at the age of 33 on charges of
heresy. He is one of the many overlooked figures of the
pre-modern Islamic tradition. Born in Hamadhan in Seljuk Iran to
a family of prominent Shāfi’ī scholars, by the age of 20 he had
mastered Arabic, Persian, jurisprudence, ḥadīth, Qur’ān, poetry,
kalām (dialectical theology), philosophy and various strands of
mystical thought. A student of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī he became an
eminent scholar and mystic in his own right, composing various
works in both Persian and Arabic, the most important of which
were Tamhīdāt and the Zubdat al-Haqāʾiq fī Kashf al-Khalāʾiq.
Much of his mystical philosophy was focused on the concept of
divine love. Music - from the album 'The Great Intimacy' by
Sujatha Maheshwari With thanks to Sujatha for sharing this
sublime music for this channel. You can find links to her album
on all major platforms here:
https://www.sujathamaheshwari.com/music Art/image: "Source" by
Mevlana Canan Berber   / canan-berber  





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