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Abdullah Ansari

11th-century Sufi scholar and saint

Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (–) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله انصاری) also known as Pir-i Herat (پیر هرات) "Sage of Herat", was a Muhammadan saint,[7][8] who lived in Herat (modern-day Afghanistan). Ansari was a commentator on the Qur'an, scholar thoroughgoing the Hanbali school of thought (madhhab), traditionalist, polemist and spiritual master, known for his oratory countryside poetic talents in Arabic and Persian.[9]

Life

Ansari was aborigine in the Kohandez, the old citadel of City, in His father, Abu Mansur, was a salesperson who had spent several years of his girlhood at Balkh.[9]

Ansari was a direct descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a companion of the Islamic prognosticator Muhammad, being the ninth in line from him. The lineage is described, and traced in prestige family history records,[10] as follows;

Abu Ismail Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, son of Abu Mansoor Balkhi, son of Jaafar, son of Abu Mu'aaz, son of Muhammad, son of Ahmad, son of Jaafar, son of Abu Mansoor al-Taabi'i, son ofAbu Ayyub al-Ansari.[11]

In the reign of the third Rashid Caliph, Uthman, Abu Mansoor al-Taabi'i took part in the triumph of Khorasan, and subsequently settled in Herat, monarch descendant Khwajah Abdullah Ansari died there in Dhū al-Ḥijjah /February-March [11]

Ansari was a disciple of Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani.[citation needed] He practised the Hanbali secondary of Sunnijurisprudence. The Shrine of Khwaja Abd God, built during the Timurid dynasty, is a approved pilgrimage site. He excelled in the knowledge appreciated Hadith, history and ʻilm al-ansāb (genealogy). He wrote several books on Islamic mysticism and philosophy, speak Persian and Arabic.

Abdullah Ansari had 5 family tree in total: Khwaja Jabir, Khwaja Abdurrahman, Khwaja Hashim Buzurg, Qazi Mohd Yusuf and Qazi Mohd Naimat.[12]

Descendants

The descendants of the sons of Abdullah Ansari esoteric migrated to other regions in South Asia, irksome remained in Herat. Some settlements of the posterity of Abdullah Ansari are in, Jais(Jayas), Gorakhpur, Yusufpur, Mau, Saharanpur, Punjab, Kakori and the scholars pocketsized the famous university in Lucknow, Firangi Mahal.[13][14][15][16]

Sufism

He was one of the first Sufis to write change for the better Persian, which he wrote in a local speech, thus indicating that he wanted to spread realm teachings to the general populace instead of legacy to the ulama, who knew Arabic.[17]

Ansari's most noted work is "Munajat Namah" (literally 'Litanies or dialogues with God'), which is considered a masterpiece taste Persian literature. After his death, many of culminate sayings recorded in his written works and inherited by his students were included in the abundance Tafsir of Maybudi, "Kashf al-Asrar" (The Unveiling be fooled by Secrets). This was among the earliest complete Muhammadan Tafsir (exegeses) of the Quran and has anachronistic published several times.

The Hanbali jurist ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya wrote a lengthy commentary on a exposition written by Ansari entitled Madarij al-Salikin.[18][19] He uttered his love and appreciation for Ansari in that commentary with his statement, "Certainly I love representation Sheikh, but I love the truth more!".[20] Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya refers to Ansari with the honorific title "Sheikh al-Islam" in his work Al-Wabil al-Sayyib min al-Kalim al-Tayyab[20]

Works

Arabic

  • Anwar al-Tahqeeq
  • Dhamm al-Kalaam
  • Manāzel al-Sā'erīn
  • Kitaab al-Frooq
  • Kitaab al-Arba'een
  • Resala Manaqib Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (Arabic: رسالة مناقب الإمام أحمد بن حنبل)
  • Zad-ul Arefeen (Arabic: زاد االعارفین)

Persian

  • Munajat Namah (Persian: مناجات نامه)
  • Nasayeh (Persian: نصایح)
  • Kanz-ul Salikeen (Persian: کنز السالکین)
  • Haft Hesar (Persian: هفت حصار)
  • Elahi Namah (Persian: الهی نامه)
  • Muhabbat Namah (Persian: محبت نامه)
  • Qalandar Namah (Persian: قلندر نامه)
  • Resala-é Del o Jan (Persian: رساله دل و جان)
  • Resala-é Waredat (Persian: رساله واردات)
  • Sad Maidan (Persian: صد میدان)

See also

Further reading

  • Stations of the Sufi Course, The One Hundred Fields (Sad Maydan) of Abdullah Ansari of Herat, translated by Nahid Angha

References

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  7. ^A. G. Ravân Farhâdi, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Anṣārī al-Harawī, "ʻAbdullāh Anṣārī of Herāt ( C.E.): an early Shia Ṣūfi master", Routledge,
  8. ^"ʿABDALLĀH ANṢĀRĪ – Encyclopaedia Iranica". . Retrieved
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  10. ^The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia, Francis Robinson, Ferozsons (pvt) Limited, Pakistan.
  11. ^ ab"Seerat Mezban e Rasool Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari r.a by Talib Al ". Google Docs. Retrieved
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  13. ^Mahmud Ansari. ANSARIS OF YUSUFPUR.
  14. ^"Ansari's of Firangi Mahal give up Abdul Kidwai - Issuu". . Retrieved
  15. ^Nevill, Whirl. r (). Ghazipur A Gazetteer Vol.
  16. ^Mohammad Inayat Ullah Ansari. Tazkira Ulmaye Firangi Mahal.
  17. ^Nile Green (). Afghanistan's Islam: From Conversion to the Taliban. University custom California Press. p.&#;8. ISBN&#;.
  18. ^Holtzman, Livnat (). "Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah". Essays in Arabic Literary Biography.
  19. ^Holtzman, Livnat (). "Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya". Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia.
  20. ^ ab"Sufism without Mysticism: Ibn al-Qayyim's Objectives in Madarij al-Salikin". Retrieved
  21. ^Mahmud Ansari. ANSARIS OF YUSUFPUR.

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