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Allama Syed Abul Hasan Hafezian The Great Contemporary Iranian Mystic and Scholar

January 13, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

By: Dr. Hyder Reza Zabet
The Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India and Welayat Foundation, New Delhi, India are organizing a three days International Seminar on Islamic Mysticism with a special focus on the mystical personality of a contemporary Iranian mystic late Allama Syed Abul Hasan Hafezian to be held in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from February 13-15, 2016.
The aim of the international conference is to provide a platform to academics and research scholars to discuss, reflect and disseminate researches on various topics related to Islamic Mysticism with a special focus on the mystical personality of a contemporary Iranian mystic late Allama Syed Abul Hasan Hafezian.
Islamic Mysticism is one of the most important and vast subjects of the Islamic sciences and is considered as the inner or esoteric dimension of Islam. It is considered as the part of Islamic teaching that deals with knowing the Creator of universe and the purification of inner self. Islamic Mysticism has contributed significantly to the elaboration of theoretical perspectives of Islam in many domains of intellectual endeavor.
Islamic Mysticism have great importance in Islam and many of the traditions (Ahadith) and divine (Quranic) teachings of Islam are related to Mysticism and gnosticism. Mysticism in Islam is in close conformity with Shariah and by the aspects of Mysticism in Islam one can perfectly abide by the Islamic commandments which also brings the purification of inner self for the wayfarer on the mystic path. Thus, it is necessary to fully understand all the dimensions of Islamic Mysticism.
Islamic Mysticism is also deeply rooted in the vast and great country of India and thousands of prominent Ulama and Muslim saints of this country have left behind hundreds of valuable works and treatises in this field.
The three days international seminar on Islamic Mysticism would also like to focus on the mystical personality of a contemporary Iranian mystic late Allama Syed Abul Hasan Hafezian who lived for many years in India and played an important role in disseminating the mystical values in the region. The great Iranian mystic during his stay in India developed very close relations with late Dr. Zakir Husain, the former President of India and the former Vice-Chancellor of the highly esteemed university Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

Allameh Hafezian’s Life in Accordance with the Sermon No.193 in Nahj-al-Balaqe. (The Pious Men)

January 12, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Hakimeh Dabiran
(Ph.D. Professor of Persian Literature in Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.)
Abstract
In the Indian Sub-Continent, there were some great mystic Iranian figures who have contributed to the promotion of public awareness about the holy religion of Islam.
Allameh Sayed Abolhasan Hafezian helped Kashmirians purely in several aspects, and converted some of Indians to Islam. His good works for them were such as building a mosque in Srinagar of Kashmir, building a platform in Sofipoora to show the people the direction of keblah (Kaaba), encouraging them to learn by bringing paper, note book, pen and pencil, as gifts for their children besides teaching them.
In a visit to Kashmir and Delhi I realized his high status and popularity among those people; I think this was due to comprehensiveness of the principles of his thought including good behavior, commitment and specially his virtue. In this article, I want to show some of his distinctions which have been said in Nahj-al-Balaqe by Imam Ali(a.s).
As supported by the existing works and his poems, Allameh Hafezian was a pious man and God-fearing. He spoke truthfully and rightly. His way of living was based upon moderation, and his way of dealing with other people was founded on goodwill and modesty.
(مَنطِقُهُمُ الصّواب، مَلبَسُهُمُ الإقتِصاد، مَشيُهُمُ التَّواضُع…)
This issue points out his good attention to Nahj-al-Balaqe by thinking deeply and trying to do well according to what Imam Ali(a.s) had described about God-fearing people.
Having read The Preserved Tablet (Lohe Mahfouz), I got to know his great personality and felt enthusiastic towards learning more about his knowledge.
Jonnat-ol-Asma is his other book which he has written on the character and speechesof Imam Ali(a.s).
Key Words: Allameh Hafezian, The pious men, Comparing with Nahj-al-Balaqe.