Fazal bin Muhammad bin Ali (Arabic: فضل بن محمد بن علي,; born 1016 - 1084) commonly known as "Abu Ali Farmadi"[1] or just "Abu Ali" was a saint of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, and a prominent Sufi[2] master and preacher from Ṭūs, KhorasanIran. He is well known for being a teacher of Al-Ghazali during his youth.
He was born in the year 407 AH. He was called al-Fārmadī on account of his place of birth, Fārmad, a village in the vicinity of Ṭūs.[3]
Educationedit
After completing his elementary education he entered the madrasah of the famous Sufi Abdulkarim Qushayri in Nishapur[4] and then he was a follower of Abu Al-Hassan Al-Kharqani. He was the disciple of Imam Abu Qasim Qaisheri and Sheikh Abu Qasim Jurjani. In his last days he got spiritual favours from Sheikh Abdul Hasan Qarqani.[5]
Biographyedit
Abu ali Farmadi is called the Knower of the Merciful and the Custodian of Divine Love. He was a scholar of the Shafi’i school of jurisprudence and a unique `arif (endowed with spiritual knowledge). He was deeply involved in both the School of the Salaf (scholars of the first and second centuries AH) and that of the Khalaf (later scholars), but he made his mark in the Science of Tasawwuf. From it he extracted some of the heavenly knowledge which is mentioned in the Qur’an in reference to al-Khidr salla: “and We have taught him from our Heavenly Knowledge” [18:65].[6]
Deathedit
He died on 4 Rabi-Ul-Awwal 477 AH on Thursday.
External linksedit
“Hazrat Abu Ali Farmadi رحمتاالله علیه ”.
Referencesedit
^Kabbani, Muhammad Hisham (2003). Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition. ISCA. ISBN978-1-930409-10-1.
^Hanif, N. (2002). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: Central Asia and Middle East. Sarup & Sons. ISBN978-81-7625-266-9.
farmadi, fazal, muhammad, arabic, فضل, بن, محمد, بن, علي, born, 1016, 1084, commonly, known, just, saint, naqshbandi, golden, chain, prominent, sufi, master, preacher, from, Ṭūs, khorasan, iran, well, known, being, teacher, ghazali, during, youth, hazrat, khwā. Fazal bin Muhammad bin Ali Arabic فضل بن محمد بن علي born 1016 1084 commonly known as Abu Ali Farmadi 1 or just Abu Ali was a saint of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain and a prominent Sufi 2 master and preacher from Ṭus Khorasan Iran He is well known for being a teacher of Al Ghazali during his youth Hazrat Khwaja Abu Ali FarmadiShrine of Abu Ali FarmadiBorn1016 AD 407 AH Farmad Tus IranDied1084 AD 477 AH aged 68 SchoolIslamic philosophyMain interestsImplementation of Islamic Law Islamic StatehoodNotable ideasEvolution of Islamic philosophy Application of Sharia Contents 1 Birth 2 Education 3 Biography 4 Death 5 External links 6 ReferencesBirth editHe was born in the year 407 AH He was called al Farmadi on account of his place of birth Farmad a village in the vicinity of Ṭus 3 Education editAfter completing his elementary education he entered the madrasah of the famous Sufi Abdulkarim Qushayri in Nishapur 4 and then he was a follower of Abu Al Hassan Al Kharqani He was the disciple of Imam Abu Qasim Qaisheri and Sheikh Abu Qasim Jurjani In his last days he got spiritual favours from Sheikh Abdul Hasan Qarqani 5 Biography editAbu ali Farmadi is called the Knower of the Merciful and the Custodian of Divine Love He was a scholar of the Shafi i school of jurisprudence and a unique arif endowed with spiritual knowledge He was deeply involved in both the School of the Salaf scholars of the first and second centuries AH and that of the Khalaf later scholars but he made his mark in the Science of Tasawwuf From it he extracted some of the heavenly knowledge which is mentioned in the Qur an in reference to al Khidr salla and We have taught him from our Heavenly Knowledge 18 65 6 Death editHe died on 4 Rabi Ul Awwal 477 AH on Thursday External links edit Hazrat Abu Ali Farmadi رحمتاالله علیه References edit Kabbani Muhammad Hisham 2003 Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition ISCA ISBN 978 1 930409 10 1 Hanif N 2002 Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis Central Asia and Middle East Sarup amp Sons ISBN 978 81 7625 266 9 al Samʿani 10 124 Yaqut 3 839 The Golden Chain of Transmission MASTERS Nagshibandi way Osman Nuri Topba c Erkam Publications 2016 1437 H Istanbul 1437 2016 ISBN 978 9944 83 887 0 Gulzar Auliya 26 June 2019 Abu Ali al Farmadi the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order of America Sufism and Spirituality nbsp This Sufism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abu Ali Farmadi amp oldid 1169218477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
