Shaykh Abul Qasim Gurgani (990/380–1058/450 AH) (Persian:ابو القاسم گرگانی)[1] was an Iranian Sufi of Kubruwia Sufi tariqah as well as other Sufi orders. Shaykh Gurgani authored a book titled "Fusūl al-Tarīqah wa Fusūl al-Haqīqah".[2] His grave is located in a small village, three kilometers south of Torbat Ḥeydarīyeh in Iran.
Early life edit
He was born in Gorgan in 380 AH. He received the spiritual Knowledge of Sufism from the master of Abu Usman Almaghribi.[3]
Companions edit
His spiritual successor was Abubakr Nisaj[4] and some other disciples were.
- Abu Ali al-Farmadi
- Khwaja Ali Hallaj
- Abubakr Abdullah Tusi
References edit
- ^ The Kashf al-mahjúb. Leyden, Brill. 1911.
- ^ Shadharāt al-Dhahab fī Akhbār min Dhahab (Arabic), by Imam Shuhab al-Din abi
- ^ Anees at-Talibeen wa Uddat as-Salikeen, by Salah bin Mubarak Bukhari
- ^ Biographical article, Daira Maarif Buzurg Islami, Iran
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