Sari al-Saqati: His Life and Mystical Views
Abstract
In this study we will deal with life and mystical views of Sari al-Saqati who
lived in Baghdad in III/IX. century when mystical terms newly occured. In
the first part of study the life of Sari al-Saqati, his scholarship training, his
attendance to sufism, his sheikhs and disciples, his death will be examined
while in the second part his mystical views will be examined in three sections
which are the terms related to sufic ethics, the terms about sayr-suluk
(sufis' educational stages) and the terms about gnosticism and existence According to the biographers besides having ascetism, Sari al-Saqati who
was the first one to talk about the reality of tawhid, states and positions in
his own era and who is known to be very sensitive about vera, had influenced
many sufis after himself and had significant contributions in disciplining
Junayd al-Baghdadi who is qualified as “sar-halka” in the history of
sufism.
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English
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Research Article
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Publication Date
December 15, 2014
Submission Date
October 5, 2014
Acceptance Date
December 9, 2014
Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 18 Number: 2
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