Al - Qulandrian Sufism through the poem of "Qalandarnameh Khatib Farsi" or "Sirat Jamal al-Din Saouji"

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The subject of the study is related to Qulandrian Sufism, and this is through the poem of Khatib Al-Farsi "Qulandarnameh". This poem is considered one of the few works which is related to Qulandaria، and have great importance because its author was Qalandrian, and it contains information about Qalandaria that may not have been available in other sources.
He organized this poem in the form of Al-Mathnawi in 748 AH, and it contains about one thousand seven hundred and seventy verses of poetry,  including the biography of Jamal al-Din al-Suwaji 630 AH, He spoke about the principles of the Qalandir method, its origins, etiquette, drawings, elders, dignities related to them and the charges against them. He investigated the accuracy of his poem. Most of the information contained therein was in agreement with the information mentioned in the historical sources, it was credible, and it mentioned details that were not mentioned in other sources, which increases its importance in Qalandrian study.
The study concluded that Qalandria is a moderate mystical method, but it is based on its commitment to some strange customs and drawings that are contrary to the Sunnis in their appearance, Although al-Qalandiyah was based on Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions to demonstrate the truth of their faith, their influence on some Buddhist customs made some people distanced themselves from Sufism
In this study, both the extrapolation and the historical methods were adopted.

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