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al-Hamadānī

Islamic mystic
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ʿAlī ibn Shihāb ad-Dīn ibn Muḥammad al-Hamadānī
Born:
Oct. 22, 1314, Hamadān, Iran
Died:
Jan. 18, 1385, near Kunar, Kashmir, India (aged 70)
Also Known As:
ʿAlī ibn Shihāb ad-Dīn ibn Muḥammad al-Hamadānī
Subjects Of Study:
Kubrāwiyyah
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al-Hamadānī (born Oct. 22, 1314, Hamadān, Iran—died Jan. 18, 1385, near Kunar, Kashmir, India) was a mystic Persian theologian responsible for the propagation of the Kubrāwīyah order of Sufis (Islamic mystics) in Kashmir.

A scion of a famous Persian family of Sayyids (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad), he became a dervish (itinerant holy man) and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East. He visited Kashmir in 1372, 1378, and 1385. Through his efforts and those of his followers, the Kubrāwīyah order of mystics became popular in Kashmir. Al-Hamadānī’s best-known work is his Dhakhīrat al-mulūk (“Treatise on the State”)—a study of political ethics. His burial place, Kulab, is still a pilgrimage site.

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