- Uwais Qarni
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Uwais Qarni Theologian and Martyr Born 594 C.E.
ArabiaDied 657 C.E. Honored in Islam Major shrine Tomb of Uwais al-Qarni, Ar-Raqqah, Syria Influences Prophets of Islam and Ali Influenced Saints of the Uwaisi tradition Tradition/Genre Uwaisi The Eight Ascetics
- Sufyan al-Thawri
- Amir ibn Abd al-Qays
- Abu Muslim al-Khawlani
- Uwais al-Qarni
- Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym
- Aswad ibn Yazid
- Masruq ibn al-Ajda'
- Hasan al-Basri
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Life
Qarni converted to Islam during Muhammad's lifetime, though they never met in person. Yet Qarni was fully aware of Muhammads spiritual presence at all times of his life. The Uwaisi form of spiritual transmission in the vocabulary of Islamic mysticism was named after Uwais Qarni, as it refers to the transmission of spiritual knowledge between two individuals without the need for physical interaction between them. Not long after a meeting with Ali, Qarni left Qaran for Kufa, modern Iraq. He fought for Ali against Muawiyah I at the Battle of Siffin in 657.[3]
Attributed sayings and prayers
The following are sayings attributed to Uwais Qarni
- "An aim is required before embarking on an action; therefore, if your aim is to find God and his Prophets, then you will surely reach your aim."
- "And choose a friend who is able to free you from all else."
- "What is considered as modesty during Islamic Prayer?", he was asked. "For you to be so attuned that even if an arrow pierces you, you remain unaware of it."
- "Be such on the path of God, so that no one exists for you but Him."
- "I wanted a high position in life, I found it in modesty. I wanted leadership, I found it in giving advice. I wanted dignity, I found it in honesty. I wanted greatness, I found it in poverty. I wanted lineage, I found it in virtue. I wanted majesty, I found it in contentment. I looked for peace and found it in asceticism."
The following prayer is attributed to Uwais Qarni:
"In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O God! I call you, and want no other but you. God, I desire You only. I call upon You, O You who bring comfort to those who are scared, and give refuge to those in need. You open hearts, and are in possession of all good. You bring stability to weariness, and purify all wrongs. You write out our good deeds and allow us to ascend. I ask of You to provide us with good intentions and not to subject our beings with dark objectives. O God, O Merciful, I call upon all Your Names, and all Your kindness which shall not remain hidden. I call You, upon Your most treasured Name, the Name which shall grant my prayer to be heard and answered quicker by You. Amen, O Lord of the worlds."
See also
References
External links
- Film on Uwais Al Qarani subtittled by Al-Masumeen.com
- Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism)
- The Extreme Mourning of Uwais al-Qarni, Shia Website
- Islamic Sufism Genealogy, November 2004, Tehran University Publications
- The Uwaisi Transmission of Spiritual Knowledge (Naqshbandi-Haqqani website)
- About Uwais al-Qarni, from "The Children Around the Table of Allah," by Shaykh Muhammad Sa'id al-Jamal ar-Rifa'i
List of Ali's companions Abdullah ibn Hashim
`Abd Allah ibn `Abbas
Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
Abu al-Heysam ibn Tayyahan
Abu Dharr al-Ghifāri
Adi ibn Hatim
al-Harith al-A'war al-Hamdani
Ammār ibn YāsirAmr ibn al-Humq al-Khaza'i
Asbagh ibn Nubatah
Bilal ibn Ribah
Habīb ibn Muzāhir
Hamam ibn Shurayh
Hisham ibn 'Utbah
Hujr ibn Adi
Jundab ibn AbdullahKhuzayma ibn Thābit
Kumayl ibn Ziyād
Mālik al-Ashtar
Maytham at-Tammār
Mikhnaf ibn Sulaym
Miqdad ibn Aswad
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
Qays ibn Sa'dSalmān the Persian
Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhān
Sulaym ibn Qays
Sulayman ibn Surad
Umm Salamah
Uthmān ibn Hunayf
Uways al-Qarni
Zayd ibn SuhanCategories:- 657 deaths
- Male Sahaba
- Oveyssi order
- Sahaba favored by Shi'as
- Tabi‘un
- Muslim saints
- Yemeni Shi'a Muslims
- 594 births
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