A study of the policy of Mr. Mohammad Bidabadi in the formation of Shiite mysticism

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student in Islamic Sufism and Mysticism, Faculty of Law, Theology, Political Science, Tehran-Iran Science and Research Branch

2 Associate Professor, Department of Theology and Islamic Studies, Faculty Member of Imam Hussein University.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Transcendental Philosophy and Wisdom. Faculty member of the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies

Abstract

Agham Mohammad Bidabadi (d. 1198 AH), jurist, sage, theologian, scholar, mystic and ascetic of the 12th century AH, son of Mullah Rafi Gilani, one of the Shiite sages and philosophers and one of the students of Seyyed Qutbuddin Nirizi Shirazi. It had a Safavid period. In this regard, the present article tries to study and explore the most important components of reviving Shiite mysticism in political thought and the works of Bidabadi by descriptive and analytical methods.
Findings show that humility, kindness, contentment, distance from the court of kings, training talented students such as Mullah Ali Nouri, writing mystical letters, renewing the wisdom and philosophy of Mulla Sadra, fighting monastic Sufism, reviving Quranic and Shiite wisdom, linking Sharia Truth and path with the intention of approaching God, emphasizing moderation, moderation, imitation or ijtihad for Shiite seekers, love for all human beings and emphasizing the importance of science and love of Ahl al-Bayt and visiting the graves of Imams in acquiring knowledge, the most important components of promoting Shiite mysticism Has been in political thought and works of Bidabadi.

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