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Celebrating ASUFI MASTER Celebrating ASUFI MASTER A Collectionof Works on the Occasionof the SecondInternational Symposium on Shah Nematollah Vali Sponsoredby: Universityof Leiden,The Netherlands October-2003 .\!rtuttgh Srtli Snit'tt'ltntnotas high ,stttnltnls ol .scholorshilt, utknov'lcdges aul ultprctialas nul .rptllings untlprottrtttciuliott.s ttsel b.t'uuthor,\ li(ii notutit)n sl.tit'.s.li.strclxtn( ics ii ltf)nui(ittlirttt,s und rturnt,.stutd Jttts lrusel on cut h uullurrs pt'otttttt(ieliott.\ ttgittn. l'iars crptt:s.sul in lubli<tttion.s ol Sinorgh Suli Srx iat.r'uta lho'sc ol thc autht t(I)rcs(nt tIto.scoI Sinorglt Su/i Stxiclt'. Celebrating A Sufi Master AIsoPttblished hy SimorghSufi Society The Teachingsof A Sufi Master By Dr. SeyedMostafa Azmayesh CelebratingA Sufi Master A Collectionof Works On the Occasionof the First InternationalSymposium on Shah Nematollah VaIi Celebrating A Sufi Master A Collectionof Works on the Occasionof the SecondInternational Symposium on ShahNematollah Vali Sponsoredby: University of Leiden The Netherlands October 2003 Contents Preface 9 Another Remembranceof ShahNematollah Vali . .. I I Dr. Nour 'AliTobondeh A Quatrain Attributed to Abu SaoidAbu al-Khayr Interpreted by ShahNematollah . 19 Dr. Seyed MostofoAzmoyesh Shah NematollahVali on Rind and Rindi . .... ... 26 Dr.Jonis Eshots Shah NematollahVali in Turkish Literature and the Appearanceof Nematollahisamong Ottoman Qalandaris . ..35 Dr.Mohmud Erol Kilig Principles:An Epistle by Shah NematollahVali 53 Tronslotionond commentsby Dr.Muhommod Legenhousen Hazrat Sultan'AliShahGonabadi T'heRenewer of the NematollahiOrder in lran . 69 Dr. ShohromPazouki ShahNematollah Vali: An Heir to two Mystical Literary Traditions . 84 Dr. Nosro//ohPouriovody ThreeNematollahi Shrines: An ArchitecturalStudv . ...... 92 Dr. Mehrdod Qayyoomi On Sufismand the "Social" I 13 Motthiisvon den Bos Comment a 6t6 gErEle Sanctuairede Shah-eVali? ... .... .. 120 Dr. BostaniPorizi Preface The SecondIntemational Symposium, on the doctrine,writings, and the life of the greatIranian Sufi masterShah Nematollah Vali (d. 834/ 1431)was held in October2003 at theUniversity of Leiden,The Nether- lands. The first Symposiumtook placein2002 at SanJose State University, Califbrnia;despite many difficulties, such as obtaining entry visas for the scholarstraveling to the US to participatein the event. Howeverthe secondSymposium hosted a greaternumber of world scholarswith vari- ousareas of expertisewho presentedtheir valuable research on the sub- ject. Onceagain, the nameof the greatmaster was revivedin the West anddifferent aspects of his spiritualteachings and his collectionof works werereintroduced. Rescarchers,who study the developmentof the Islamic schoolof thoughtsin Iran,often agreethat Sufismsignifies the essenceand hearl of Islam. It has alwaysbeen a part of the lranianway of lif-eand has influencedthe philosophy, arts, cultural events, and specially, the Persian language(Farsi). Sufism represents not only a theoreticalschool of thought,but alsoa way of life immersedin loveof God asthe originator of all things.For this reason,in lran, ShahNematollah Vali, is not only knorvnas a gnosticor a poet,but alsoa Sufi master. Today'sNematollahi Order is the continuationof the Ma'rufi Order. datingback to the founderof theorder Shah Nematollah Vali, who holds prominencein thehistory of Sufism.The Ma'rufiyya Silsileh (Ma'rufiyya Order)came to be knownas SilsilehNernatollahi (Nematollahi Order), towardsthe end of thethirteenth century (AH) fapproximatelyearly twen- tiethcenfuryl. Along the same line, the late Hajj SultanAli ShahGonabadi helda specialsocial. spiritual, and scholarly position among his follow- ers. Thus, the silsileh(order) after him was nalled "Nematollalii Gonabadi"and the Center of theorder was relocated frorn Mahan. Kerman 10 The Sccondlnternational Sunrposinttron ShshNenntollah Vali to Gonabad,Khorasan. At present,Silsileh Nematollahi Gonabadi is the mostwidely recognizedorder in lran. However,it must be noted that the esotericteachings and mystical doctrineof ShahNematollah Vali is not limited to Islam and [ran. Any- onewho seeksspiritual growth can use his wisdomand teachings to illu- rninatea path towardsenlightenment. In an age of greatspiritual defi- ciency,I hopethe following collection of works,which is theresult of the SecondSymposium, can bring about more positiveattention to Shah Nematollah'sschool of thoughtand his vast spiritualknowledge. The ef1brtto revive Shah Nematollah'steachings in the West was leadby Dr. Azmayeshwho organizedand arranged the Symposiums.The eventswere madepossible by the cooperationand assistanceof the fol- lowing individualsand organizations; Quintessence Sufi, Paris;Stichting SimoergNetherland; Bonyad Erfan Nematollahi, Canada;Inter Cultural Center,USA; ICC, UK; and Simorgh Sufi Society,USA. Other disting- uishedscholars and organizationsparticipated and cooperatedin many aspects.We offer our gratitudeto many peoplewho contributedto this effort. Foremostamong them is Dr. Legenhousenfor his invaluable scholarlycontributions to makethis publicationpossible. Shahram Pazouki 1l Another Remembranceof ShahNematollah Vali Haii Dr. Nour 'Ali Tabandeht I am indeeclvery gratelulfor anotheropportunity to speakatrout Shah NematollahVali. and as a result I arn thankful to all those who rnade efforts towardsthis end and havemade this seminarpossible. I am sure thatnone of thosein attendancewill be disappointed.Of course,with the presenceof the many esteemedprofessors who will be speakinS,You will be privy to much interestinginformation, and thereforeI will not takeup too muchof your tirne. The luminosity of this glowing star of IrartianSufism has shone throughoutthe world and he is amongthe imporlant figures who have attractedthe attentionof poets,philosophers, Sufis and socialthinkers' Mentionwill definitelybe made of ShahNematollah's biography, ofwhich you areaware and have studied, although his earlylife, andin otherwords his normallife, is not whatwe wantto focuson becauseeveryday occur- renceshappen to everyoneand influencethe lives of all in the sameway. As the placeof his birth,Kooh-banAn is wherethis greatpersonality embarkedupon his travelsin searchof the Truth, suchas is mentionedin theDivdn-e Shams'. "Those in searchofAllah, find yourselves!"He found himself and he undertookjourneys and travels towards reaching his goal until he eventuallyreached the presenceof Shaykh'Abdullah Ydf i in Meccaand surrenderedhimself to his guidanceand training.After that HazratShah made many journeysto all cornersof the Islamic world of that time until he arrivedat Kooh-banin and thereat the city of Mahan, he built a zawiyyah2for his spiritualwayfaring and for the training of his novices,remaining there until the endof his days. On thepath of his spiritualjourney, he himselfis an exampleof what he hasmentioned in his epistlesabout the priority of knowledge(nta'ri/at) 72 Tlrc SccttrtdIrLtcrutrtiornl Surrrttositnn orr Slnlr Nertrntollnh\,'sli over mysticalstates (.Hol).FIe says that this issueis depenclenton the sourceof theklowledge. Whenever the knowledge is fiori-rthe sourceof knowledge,it is more honorablethan a mysticalstate. [Je adds that ac- quiredknowledge is of'a lowerrank than niystical states and in this case statesare more definite. But if the knowledge.that is, the relationthat is calledknorvledge, becomes manifest in theworld ofunveiling, this knowl- edgeis rrore importantthan mysticalstates. This is rvhatis meantby knowledgeobtained through unveiling. He himselfwas in searchof Allah, and as was usual,he beganhis pursuitof it in the exotericsciences. Alierthis searchand realizing that this knowledgealone could not guideman, he tunredto spiritualstates and armedwith the weaponof the acquiredsciences" discovered many sciences.He rvrotemanli epistles, some sixty odd of rvhichare available, andit is saidthat there were about three hundred of them.At any rateof thesesixty odd epistles,his acquiledancl revealed knowledge thrclugh mysticalstates is show.n. In orderthat we can undcrstanda small exampleof his knorvledge throughunveiling, we will refer to an interestingstory utentioned by the mysticDdrdshuk0h in his bookSaftin ut al-Awlit,ri'conceming the biogra- phy of his shaykjr.rHe saysevery morning he went to be at theservice of his guide,and others who weredevoted to him u,oulclalso attend to ben- efit from what he might happento say.Onc morninghe noticedthat his shaykhr,vas feeling physically unwell. as if he hada fbver.He askedthe shaykhabout his health.I-le replied tliat the previousnight he liad not slept,ran a f-ever,and had a pimpleon liis eyelidthat bothered him much. In short.therc was somesuch discussion as this. One of thosedevoted to him becamevery upset,and because of beingso upsethe becamewith- drawnand cut off from this world. After a periodwhen the novicehad returnedto his normalstate, he askedhis shaykhto ordera cucumberand to put the seedsorr his eye.The shaykhaccepted his prescriptionand carriedit out.Fortunately. his illnesswas alleviated. Afterward, someone askedthe shaykh, "l{ow is it thatyou arethe shaykh and he is thenovice, yet you did not understandthe matter, but he did?"The shaykhreplied, "l considerillness and good healthto be guestsfrom God. So, althoughI was aboutto seeka curein the usualway', I wasnot upset.But this Sufi becameso upset because of rny illnessthat he wastaken to a world where he saw the realitiesof things.the very world wherethe Prophetasked Arnther Rcnrt'rttbrnrtt'cof Shnlt !,lcmttttlltth Vttli 13 God,'O my God! Showme
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