The Status of Abu al-cAbbās Qaßßāb ĀmulÊ in the Spiritual Geneology of Shaikh-i "Ishrāq

Subject Areas : Christianity

زهرا Zare' ¹ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، رشتة عرفان اسلامی، تهران، ایران)
SH Pazuki ² (موسسه پژوهشی حکمت و فلسفه ایران)

Received: 2016-11-24 Accepted : 2016-11-24 Published : 2016-02-20

Keywords: Qaßßāb ĀmulÊ, Abu al-\asan KharaqānÊ, Futuwwah, Chivalry, Shaikh-i Ishrāq, KhusruwānÊ wisdom,

Abstract :

Abu al-cAbbās Qaßßāb ĀmulÊ, an Iranian sufi of the 4th century A.H. is one of the leading figures of the Futuwwah and chivalry. In the present article, the reason of mentioning him in the spiritual geneology of Shaikh-i "Ishrāq in al-Mashāric wa al-muãāriÈāt is examined. Considering the similarity of his views on spiritual journey with the fundamental ideas of KhusruwānÊ mystics of the eastern side of wisdom, such as intuitive tawÈÊd and other related subjects, and because of the conformity of his chivalric manner with that of the KhusruwānÊ wisdom and Mazdaism, and also for some other textual and rational arguments, it is legitimate to regard him as a link in transmiting the eternal essence of wisdom from the spiritual kings of ancient Iran (kÊyåmarth, Firiydån, Kaykhusruw) to BāyazÊd BasãāmÊ and \allāj, and finally to Abu al-\asan KharaqānÊ.