Ala ud-Daula Simnani

Ala ud-Daula Simnani (Persian: علاءالدوله سمنانی, full name Shaikh Abu-Al-Makarim Rukn-ud-Din Ala ud-Daula Ahmed Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmed Bayabanki Simnani) (1261-1336) was a Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order,[1] a revolutionary writer and a teacher of Sufism. He was born in Semnan, Iran. He studied the tradition of Sufism from Abud al- Rahman Asfariyeni.[2] He also wrote many books on Sufism[3] and Islam.

References

  1. ↑ J. C. Heesterman (1989). India and Indonesia: General Perspectives. E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-08365-3.
  2. ↑ Ehsan Yarshater (September 1996). Encyclopaedia Iranica. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 978-1-56859-028-8.
  3. ↑ Malika Mohammada (1 January 2007). The Foundations of the Composite Culture in India. Aakar Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3.