2016. Vol. 4, no. 4. Abu Bakr Qalandar

2016. Vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 861-867

DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2016-4-4.861-867

 

QALANDAR-NAME. CHAPTER 9. “THE ASCENSION (MI’RAJ)
OF THE MESSENGER [OF ALLAH] (PEACE BE UPON HIM!)”*

Abu Bakr Qalandar

This article contains an excerpt from the poem “Qalandar-name” of Sufi sheikh and Islamic scholar of Anatolian origin, Abu Bakr Qalandar Rumi, who lived in Crimea. The ninth chapter is devoted to the ascension of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him!), which is known as the Mi’raj in the Islamic tradition. This chapter is full of highly emotional and mystical reflections on the significance of this event.
This topic becomes particularly meaningful in the context of religious and mystical work “Qalandar-name”. It points to a shift from the traditional expressions of honor with respect to the primary figures of early Islamic history (righteous Caliphs, relatives of the Prophet, Imams of four Sunni madhhabs) to the presentation of mystical revelations and experiences of the author.

Keywords: Golden Horde, Islam, Sufism, Abu Bakr Qalandar, Qalandar-name.

For citation: Abu Bakr Qalandar. Qalandar-name. Chapter 9. “The Ascension (Mi’raj) of the Messenger [of Allah] (Peace Be upon Him!)”. Trans. by I.R. Gibadullin, M.R. Shamsimukhametova, acad. ed. and comm. by I.R. Gibadullin. Golden Horde Review. 2016. Vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 861–867. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2016-4-4.861-867

*  Continuation. See the beginning in: Golden Horde Review. 2014, no. 2(4), pp. 243–252; no. 3, pp. 207–214; no. 4, pp. 198–207; 2015, no. 1, no. 171–177; no. 2, pp. 187–196; 2016, no. 1, pp. 193–207; Vol. 4, №2, pp. 443–449. Russian translation from Persian by I.R. Gibadullin, M.R. Shamsimukhametova, academic edition of the translation and comments by I.R. Gibadullin.

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About the authors (translators): Ismagil R. Gibadullin – Cand. Sci. (History), Senior Research Fellow, Usmanov Center for Research on the Golden Horde and Tatar Khanates, Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (5 entrance, Kremlin, Kazan 420014, Russian Federation). E-mail: ismagil4@yahoo.com

Milyausha R. Shamsimukhametova – Post-graduate student, Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (5 entrance, Kremlin, Kazan 420014, Russian Federation). E-mail: milya-ismagilova@yandex.ru

Received September 28, 2016
Accepted for publication November 25, 2016
Published online December 20, 2016