Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

Hazrat Shaikh Abu Ismal Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of
Herat (10061088) (Persian:
) also known as Pir-i Herat (
[8] who lived in the 11th century in Herat (then Khorasan, now Herat province, A
fghanistan). One of the outstanding figures in Khorasan in the 5th/11th century:
commentator of the Qu'ran, traditionist, polemicist, and spiritual master, know
n for his oratory and poetic talents in Arabic and Persian.[9]
LIFEHe was born in the Kohandez,[9] the old citadel of Herat, on 4 May 1006. His
father Abu Mansur, was a shopkeeper who had spent several years of his youth at
Balkh.[9] Abdullah was the disciple of Shaikh Abul Hassan Kharaqani, for whom h
e had deep respect and faith, as he has said: "Abdullah was a hidden treasure, a
nd its key was in the hands of Abul Hassan Kharaqani."
He practiced the Hanbali fiqh, one of the four Sunni schools of law or jurisprud
ence. His shrine, built during the Timurid Dynasty, is a popular pilgrimage site
.
He wrote several books on Islamic mysticism and philosophy in Persian and Arabic
. His most famous work is "Munajat Namah" (literally 'Litanies or dialogues with
God'), which is considered a masterpiece of Persian literature. After his death
, many of his sayings that had been transmitted by his students along with other
s that were in his written works were included in the Tafsir of Maybudi, "Kashf
al-Asrar" (The Unveiling of Secrets). This is among the earliest complete Sufi T
afsirs of Quran and has been published several times in 10 volumes.
He excelled in the knowledge of Hadith, history, and Ilm ul-Ansaab. He used to a
void the company of the rich, powerful and the influential. His yearly majlis-ewa'az was attended by people from far and wide. Whatever his disciples and follo
wers used to present to him was handed over to the poor and the needy. He is sai
d to have had a very impressive personality, and used to dress gracefully.
Khwajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat was a direct descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari,
and was the ninth in line from him. The lineage is described, and traced in the
family history records,[10] as follows;
Abu Ismail Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, son of Abu Mansoor Balkhi, son of Jaafar, son
of Abu Mu'aaz, son of Muhammad, son of Ahmad, son of Jaafar, son of Abu Mansoor
al-Taabi'i, son of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.
In the reign of the third Caliph amongst the Khulafaa-e-Rashideen of Islam, Uthm
an ibn Affan, Abu Mansoor al-Taabi'i took part in the conquest of Khorasan, and
subsequently settled in Herat, his descendant Khwajah Abdullah Ansari died there
in 1088.
The Hanbali jurist Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya wrote a lengthy commentary on a treati
se written by Ansari entitled Madarij al-Salikin.[11] He expressed his love and
appreciation for Ansari in this commentary with his statement "Certainly I love
the Sheikh, but I love the truth more!'. [12] Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya refers to A
nsari with the honorific title "Sheikh al-Islam" in his work Al-Wabil al-Sayyib
min al-Kalim al-Tayyab
Books (in Persian)

Kashf al-Asrar wa 'Iddat al-Abrar (Quran exegesis) (dari:

Munajat Namah (dari:
)
Nasayeh (dari:
)
Zad-ul Arefeen (dari:
)
Kanz-ul Salikeen (dari:
)
Haft Hesar (dari:
)
Elahi Namah (dari:
)
Muhabbat Namah (dari:
)
Qalandar Namah (dari:
)
Resala- Del o Jan (dari:
)
Resala- Waredat (dari:
)

) (sage

Sad Maidan (dari:

)
Resala Manaqib Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal

Books (in Arabic)

Anwar al-Tahqeeq
Zem al-Kalam
Manzel al-S'ern
Kitaab al-Frooq
Kitaab al-Arba'een