Awhad al-Din Kirmani (1163 - 1238) Timeline Muslim / Sufi Poems by Awhad al-Din Kirmani Books - Links |
His teachings were both celebrated and controversial. One of his well-known tenets was the idea of shahid bazi or what is sometimes called the Sufi gaze. He taught a practice of learning to recognize the beauty of God through the contemplation of beauty within the physical world, stating--
I gaze upon forms with my optic eye,
Because the traces of spiritual meaning are to be found in forms.
This is the world of forms, and we reside in forms,
The spiritual meaning cannot but be seen in forms.
Poems by Awhad al-Din Kirmani
Recommended Books: Awhad al-Din Kirmani
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Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition | Awhad al-Dīn Kirmānī and the Controversy of the Sufi Gaze |
Related Links
Sufi Poetry: Swept Away
http://www.sufipoetry.com/recordings/at-first.html
The poem Swept Away, read (audio) in both Persian and English by David and Sabrineh Fideler
Truth and Islamic ThoughtAn article discussing causality and philosophical validation, with references to the teachings of Kirmani.
http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/truth.htm