The explanation and analysis of the Vaqfa from Mohammad abdul jabbar alniffari,s point of view and it,s consequences

Author:
Sadegh Takavar Nejad
Level:
Ph.D
Subject(s):
Sufism and Islamic mysticism
Language:
Farsi
Faculty:
Faculty of Mysticism
Year:
2018
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Reza Elahimanesh
Advisor(s):
Ali Akbar Afrasiab Pour

Mohammad Abdul Jabbar  Al-Niffari, the personality, thinker and wise of the fourth century, most of his works _ that symbolism, allegorical, The complexity of meaning and Īhām  are the most important feature of them_  consist of the revelations and Divine conversations that he considers them as an outcome which is different from knowledge(Al-Elm) and mysticism(Al-Ma’rifa) and it has been named Al-Waqfa(interval, stop, stand). Some scholars, have considered the complexity and difficulty of his work as important factors in lack of  Sufis turn to his works and his anonymity. So after three centuries of silence about him, Ibn-Arabi was the first person who introduced Al-Niffari and his book Al-Mawāqif in his works. According to this treatise’s author thoughts,      Al-Waqfa is the most important and fundamental Niffari thought that by analyzing and explaining it , one can understand his  tied up intellectual system , This treatise analyzes and explains Al-Waqfa .  And in this research only his books have been used and by analysis and logical combination of various elements of his thought , an attempt has been made to draw his intellectual system with focusing on Al-Waqfa. Clarifying and analyzing Al-Elm (knowledge) and Al-Ma’rifa(mysticism)  from Al-Niffari’s point of view , his reasons for criticising them , Al-Waqfa  features and components ,  Niffari ‘s Al-Waqfa Semantic distinction and Sufi’s al-Waqfa  and God , self and world from Al-Wāqif perspective , are the issues that have been taken into consideration , however they deal with issues such as : divine revelation ( Al-Ta’aruf ) , divine conversation, prophethood , veil (Hijab) , Shari’a’s status in Al-Waqfa and AlWāqif’s self-knowledge. In this research , being veil , finiteness , the desire to knowledgical and mystical encompassing on God and being the place of self scampering are Niffari’s reasons for criticizing Al-Elm ( knowledge ) and Al-Ma’rifa ( mysticism ) . Transcendency , being unique, being destroyer , being elective , the vision of divine absolute action, being a place of divine self-revelation have been considered as al-waqfa features , and Al-Malamati of  Ibn-Arabi  is the Closest sufi term to Niffari’s Al-Wāqif  . Wise , lover , uniqueness , purity , transcendency , instructor and Speaker , are mentioned as God’s attributes and  Vali ( the close friend of God ) , Khalīfah ( Successor of God ) , the Mustafā  ) chosen by God ) , abd ( the servant ) , wise and writer are self features , and deceptive , realize and veil are known as the world features that Al-Wāqif finds them out in Al-Waqfa .