Kashf-ul-Mahjoob (کشف المحجوب), or Kashf al-Mahjub, is the first ever Persian book written on the philosophy and practice of Tasawwuf (Islamic. The Kashf al-Mahjub (The Revelation of the Veiled) of Ali b. ‘Uthman al-Jullabi Hujwiri. An early Persian Treatise on Sufism (Old) (Persian Edition) (Persian). Editorial Reviews. About the Author. translated by Reynold A Nicholson : The Kashf al-Mahjub (The Revelation of the Veiled) of Ali b. ‘ Uthman.

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I am thankful to all the brother who made this possible. Accordingly, the more one loves, the more one is obedient, and love is increased by true knowledge. He wrote many books but all of them perished. He was always honoured and held in respect by the people.
Hence it is not permissible to be satisfied with mankind. When my own visions began I derived much support from him, that is to say, in the way sl evidences barahin. Kaxhf Ali bin Usman Hujweri Year: He listened eagerly to her slanders, and induced the Caliph to command that Sumnun should be put to death. He is the author of subtle precepts and fine sayings on various mahju of the mystical science. To speak unprofitable words is to despise theology and deride the sacred law.
Hence, it must have taken him a considerable amount of time to write this book. Seeing this evidence, they let him go.
CHAPTER XI of Kashf al-Mahjub
As soon as the papers fell into it, the lid closed and the waters joined again and xl chest vanished. He is the well-known biographer of the Saints. He was versed in Koranic exegesis and criticism, and related Apostolic Traditions on trustworthy authority. Covetousness causes the kaashf to incur the imputation of sheer mendacity. He had jahjub the heights of knowledge and now he wanted to taste spirituality.
Next day he told Abu Sulayman, who replied: See Brockelmann, I, Return, there fore, and try to please her. He was one of the great men of Balkh and one of the ancient Shaykhs of Khurasan, a disciple of Shaqiq and the teacher of Ahmad Khadruya. He studied jurisprudence with an intimate friend of Abu Hanifa.
CHAPTER XI of Kashf al-Mahjub
Accordingly, when God gives a man grace and makes him noble, and distinguishes him by His favour, and acts towards him in the three ways mentioned above, and when that, man, as far as lies in his power, acts in the same way towards his fellow-creatures, then he is called generous and gets a reputation for generosity.
Their assertion is founded on the fact that the sayings of this Shaykh are more intelligible and easy to apprehend than is sometimes the case. Lovers are veiled by love, because the existence of love involves duality, which is incompatible with unification tawhid.

Sensual men consider anyone to be devout who complies with their inclinations, even though he be a heretic, and anyone to be irreligious who thwarts their desires, even though he be a pietist.
True renunciation of mankind is impossible until thou hast renounced thyself. The young man fell into a sickness. Since arriving is non-accomplishment, occupation is superfluous trouble, and freedom from occupation is idleness, and in either case the principle of union wusul is non-existence, for both occupation and its opposite are human qualities.
On being sent away by Junayd, she came to Ghulam al-Khalil and accused Sumnun of having attempted her virtue. Now I will add some account of the modern Sufis. This statement is erroneous, for the two things have never been divided.
While all the Muslims were bitterly distressed, Shaqiq saw a youth laughing and making merry in the bazaar. When the Caliph was about to give the word to the executioner his tongue stuck in his throat.

In composing this book, Ali Hujwiri was inconvenienced by the loss of his books he had left at GhaznaAfghanistan. Hence, in the annihilation wrought by death they subsist through kasjf everlastingness of retribution. The completed portion is widely circulated among theologians. Thus Moses said, when he conversed with God: Ahmad became jealous and said to her: He left Samarra, his native town, with the intention of performing the pilgrimage.
The Kashf al-mahjúb, the oldest Persian treatise on Súfiism
Whoever is familiar with sensual affections is separated from God, and whoever is separated from sensual affections is dwelling with God. If the meaning exists it is not lost by expression, and if it is non-existent it is not created by expression. He was a Sufi mystic who travelled widely kahf the Middle East and Transoxiana. Unless his love diverts him from all thought of union or separation, his love is weak. He was the first of the Shaykhs of this sect; after the Orthodox Caliphs, to mount the pulpit.
He used to preach in the Rusafa mosque ql Baghdad.
Princes do not become corrupt until they turn their backs on kadhf, and divines do not become corrupt until they associate with princes, and dervishes do not become corrupt until they seek ostentation, because the injustice of princes is due to want of knowledge, and the covetousness of divines is due to want of piety, and the hypocrisy of dervishes is due to want of trust in God.
Junayd was aware of this lashf said, replying to his question: The occasion of his conversion is related as follows: He was steadfast in poverty, and thoroughly versed in different kinds of self-mortification. The soldiers came and said to Habib: He was the maternal uncle of Junayd. Expression of the meaning of reality is futile.
