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| Mohammad Yousuf Abu al-Farah Tartusi | |
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| Born | (1016-08-21)August 21, 1016 Tartus, Syria |
| Died | October 28, 1055(1055-10-28) (aged 39) Tartus, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Other names | Alauddin, Anwar-ul-Asfiya, Shajartul Kamileen, Khazeenatul Asfiya, Raahat-ul-Muslimeen. |
| Predecessor | Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi |
| Successor | Abul Hasan Hankari |
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Mohammad Yousuf Abul Farah Tartusi (Arabic: محمد یوسف ابوالفرح طرطوسی) was a popular Sufi Muslim saint. He is regarded as one of the common ancestors of the Sufi Tariqahs, which form an unbroken chain to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Biography
Mohammad Yousuf Abul Farah Tartusi born on August 21, 1016 CE (15 Rabi ul Awwal 407 AH) in Tartus, Syria. His father's name was Shaikh Abdullah bin Younus Tartusi. His given name was Mohammad Yousuf, while his patronymic was Abul Farah. He is sometimes given the title Alauddin.
He was known as a Qutb, which in Sufism is a perfect human being, otherwise known as al-insān al-kāmil, "The Universal Man" at the top of the saintly hierarchy. of his time known for performing miracles. He was said to have had such intense level of tawakkul and sabr that worldly matters did not concern him.
His spiritual successor was Shaikh Abul Hassan Ali bin Mohammad Qureshi Hakkari.
Abul Farah Tartusi died on October 28, 1055 CE (3 Sha'aban 447 AH), during the Abbasid Caliphate. His mausoleum is in Baghdad, Iraq.
Spiritual lineage
- Muhammad
- Ali ibn Abu Talib
- Hasan al-Basri
- Habib al Ajami
- Dawud Tai
- Maruf Karkhi
- Sirri Saqti
- Junaid Baghdadi
- Abu Bakr Shibli
- Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi
- Abul Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi
- Mohammad Yousuf Abu al-Farah Tartusi
Titles
- ANWAR SUFIA (Light of Sufis).
- SHAJR TUL KAMILEEN (Head of the Perfected Ones).
- KHAZEENA AL ASFIYA (Treasure of Purity).
Further reading
- Crimingham, J. Spencer. The Sufi Orders in Islam. Oxford University Press, New York, 1998.
- Tazkira Mashaikh Qadria, Mohammad Deen Kaleem, Noori Kutb Khana Lahore, Pakistan.
- Tareekh Mashaikh Qadria, Mohammad Sadiq Kasuri, Zawia Publications Lahore, Pakistan.
- Tazkira Mashaikh Qadria Fazila, Asrar Al-Hasan Qadri, Tasawwuf Foundation Lahore, Pakistan, ISBN 969-506-026-9.
References
- Historical dictionary of Sufism By John Renard
- Sāiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi (1992). A History of Sufism in India: From sixteenth century to modern century Volume 2. Munshiram Manoharlal.
- "Hazrat Abul Farah Tartoosi - Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-04-21.
- Sult̤ān Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman (2015-03-11). Sultan Bahoo: The Life and Teachings. Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications. ISBN 978-9-699-79518-3.
- Karamustafa, Ahmet T.. Sufism: The Formative Period. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. Print.
- Hamdy, Sherine (2009). "Islam, Fatalism, and Medical Intervention: Lessons from Egypt on the Cultivation of Forbearance (Sabr) and Reliance of God (Tawakkul)". Anthropological Quarterly. 82 (1): 173–196. doi:10.1353/anq.0.0053. S2CID 145387740. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- "Lineage of Sufi orders". Archived from the original on 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- Bahu, Sultan (1998). Death Before Dying. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520212428. Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2016-10-19.