Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Hamidreza Fahandezhsaadi

Department of Persian Literature and Language. University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Sheikh Abu al-Qasim Muhammad Amri Shirazi (killed in 999 AH) is a descendant of Bayazid Bastami and is considered one of the prominent figures of the Noqtawiyya sect in the second half of the 10th century of Hijri. The intellectual movement of the point, which Abu al-Qasim Amri lost his eyes and life to promote and reform, was founded in 800 AH by Mahmoud Pasikhani, and after about two hundred years, the open and hidden movement was eradicated due to the strong and frequent opposition of the Safavids and most of the written works of this sect were lost. Due to the lack of resources and also the refusal of historians and tazkreh writers to mention the Noqtavis, no comprehensive work on their history and beliefs has been created so far. The purpose of this research is to add a page to the history of the Noqtavis sect and a line to the history of Iranian thought by studying and reconstructing the biography and works of Amri Shirazi. First, the author has tried to compile a relatively acceptable biography of this thinker based on the first-hand sources and Sheikh Abu al-Qasem Amri Shirazi's own statements. Reconstruction of the key dates of his life, reflections on his alignment with a Shia background and his being-Ismaili, are among the most important contents of this section. Then, while re-reading and examining the remaining works of Amri Shirazi, it has been introduced four new poems by him with the names of Zikr and Fikr, Anwar al-Oyoun, Sirre Alef, Mohit al-Ma'ani. These poems are very valuable for understanding the thoughts and beliefs of the Noqtvis, and using them to compile the ideas and theories of this sect is necessary.

Keywords

• Amri Shirazi
• Zikr and Fikr
• Anwar al-Oyoun
• Sirre Alef
• Mohit al-Ma'ani

Main Subjects

• ادبیات قدیم