Yusuf Hamadani
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| Jurisprudence | first Shafi'i school, later Hanafi school |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi (Khwajagan) |
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Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hamadānī, best simply known as Yusuf Hamadani (born 1048 or 1049 / 440 AH - died 1140 / 535 AH), was a
Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan (the Masters) of the Naqshbandi order. His shrine is at Merv, Turkmenistan
.
Life
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Born in Buzanjird near
Maturidi unlike his teachers.[3]
According to
Samarqand, Khwarazm
, and throughout Central Asia.
Later he abandoned these pursuits, adopting an intensely ascetic way of life and travelled east, first settling in
Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani, the next link in the Naqshbandi silsila
.
In popular culture
The Turkish television series Mavera: Hace Ahmed Yesevi (2021) is based on the life of poet Ahmad Yasawi (portrayed by the Turkish actor Korei Cezayirli), who was sent to Baghdad by his murshid (spiritual guide) Yusuf Hamadani.[4]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0521657044.
Khwaja Yusuf was a Persian, and, as his nisba suggests, came from Hamadan.
- ^ Algar 1983, pp. 395–396.
- ^ Mansurov, Fatkhiddin; Badaruddi̇n, Faudzinaim Hj (December 2011), "Khawaja Yusuf Hemedani: The Inspirer of Two Major Sufi Tariqas", Harran Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (in Turkish), 26 (26), Harran University Theology Faculty Journal: 168
- ^ Mavera: Hace Ahmed Yesevi (History), ES Film, 2021-04-12, retrieved 2022-12-27
Sources
- Abu Ya`qub Yusuf ibn Ayyab ibn Yusuf ibn al-Husayn al-Hamadani——May Allah Sanctify His Soul; https://web.archive.org/web/20120303111446/http://www.naqshbandi.org/chain/9.htm
- ISBN 978-0-71009-093-5.
- Omar Ali Shah (1998). The Rules or Secrets of the Naqshbandi Order. Tractus Books. ISBN 2-909347-09-5.
- John G. Bennett (1995). The Masters of Wisdom. Bennett Books. ISBN 1-881408-01-9.
Further reading
- Paul, Jürgen (2010). "Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hamadānī". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.