Baba Rokneddin Shirazi

Mas'ūd ibn ʿAbd Allah Bayḍawi
The tomb of Baba Rukn al-Din in his mausoleum at Takht-e Foulad cemetery, Isfahan
Baba Rukn al-Din
Born	Masoud ibn Abdullah al-Baydawi Shiraz
Died	1367 or 1368 Isfahan
Venerated in	Shi'ism and sects of Sunnism who venerate mystics
Major shrine	Mausoleum of Baba Rokneddin in Takht-e Foulad cemetery, Isfahan, Iran
Influences	Ibn Arabi, Abd al-Razzaq Kāshānī, Dawud al-Qaysari, Nu'man al-Khwarizmi

Mas'ūd b. ʿAbd Allah al-Bayḍawi (Persian: مسعود ب. عبدالله بیضایی) more commonly known as Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi or Baba Rokneddin Shirazi was a 14th-century Sufi mystic[1][2] and follower of Ibn Arabi.[3] His name means Father Rukn al-Din, the latter which transliterates as "Pillar of the Faith."

Biography

From childhood, Masud ibn Abdullah had an interest in Sufism.[4] He eventually studied and learned spirituality and started his mystical journey at a young age.[4] He studied the basics of Sufism under Abdul Razzaq al-Kashani.[4][1] He then studied the Fusus al-Hikam of Ibn Arabi under Dawud al-Qaysari, with help from Nu'man al-Khwarizmi.[4][1] In adulthood, he wrote many works on Sufism and scholarly knowledge, such as a commentary and exegesis of the Fusus al-Hikam.[4][1]

Works

Some of his most famous works:^[citation needed]

• Nusus al-khusus fi tarjimat al-fusus:[3] A commentary and exegesis on Ibn Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam. It was reprinted in 1980 by Tehrani publishers.
• Kashf al-durr fi nazm al-durr: A commentary on the al-Ta'iya al-kubra work from Ibn Farid. This work exists in manuscript format, and is preserved in national libraries in Iran.

See also

• Ibn Arabi
• List of Sufi saints

References

1. "مقبره بابا رکن الدین؛ تاریخچه + راه های دسترسی - مجله مِستر بلیط". 5 October 1401.
2. Jābirī Anṣārī, Tārīkh-i Iṣfahān wa Ray
3. Tiddia, Fabio (8 April 2019). "Il cimitero di Takht-e Foulad" [The Takht-e Foulad Cemetery]. Il magazine di Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
4. Masud ibn Abdullah al-Baydawi, Nusus al-khusus fi tarjimat al-fusus, ISBN unknown