Tadhkirat al-Awliya
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Tadhkirat al-Awliya is a classic Persian hagiographical work that compiles the lives, sayings, and spiritual teachings of early Sufi saints.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian prose work
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Sufi biographical collection ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ |
| aim |
edification of readers
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preservation of Sufi traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sunni Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| audience |
Sufi practitioners
ⓘ
students of Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| author | Farid al-Din Attar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
biographies of early Sufis
ⓘ
sayings of Sufi saints ⓘ spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | classic of Persian Sufi literature ⓘ |
| focus |
ascetic practices
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ethical conduct ⓘ love of God ⓘ mystical experiences ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Persian mystical prose
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later Sufi literature ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic mysticism
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Sufi saints ⓘ |
| notableFigureIncluded |
Bayazid Bastami
NERFINISHED
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Hasan al-Basri NERFINISHED ⓘ Junayd of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansur al-Hallaj NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalScript | Persian alphabet ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | tasawwuf ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| structure | arranged as individual saintly biographies ⓘ |
| theme |
detachment from the world
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repentance ⓘ saintly miracles ⓘ spiritual states and stations ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early Islamic centuries ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Memorial of the Saints ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for Sufi doctrine
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source for Sufi history ⓘ |
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