Sayyid 'Ali Qadi Tabataba'i: Difference between revisions

In fact, his spiritual conduct was the same as Hussein Quli Hamadani's. According to his discipline, in order to free mind from occupations, the spiritual wayfarer needs to allocate at least half an hour each day for assessing his self, so that gradually he knows himself. Moreover, in order to remove barriers and blockades, he needs to entreat [[Imam Husayn (a)]].

He recommended the method of Ihraq (burn out) for eliminating low desires and selfish intentions. He had adopted this method from the holy [[Qur'an]]. In this method, the wayfarer should know that everything belongs to [[God]] and he is needy in nature. This method would cause all the selfish intentions and vices to be burned, so it is called Ihraq (burn out).

Among Qadi's other methods of spiritual wayfaring towards [[Allah]] are observing on-time [[daily prayers]], observing night prayer, keeping a vigil, and repeating various [[dhikr]]s which he himself used to say all the time and also advised his students to do so, such as reciting [[Yunusiyya dhikr]] together with the [[Qur'an]] in prostration, reciting [[Sura al-Qadr]] hundred times on Thursday nights, and reciting [[Sura al-Tawhid]], [[Du'a al-Kumayl]], and [[Ziyarat Jami'a]] frequently. He loved to keep a vigil in the [[Masjid al-Kufa]] and [[Masjid al-Sahla]] and had small rooms in these two [[Masjid]]s to worship Allah. He recommended visiting Masjid al-Sahla especially on foot. He also believed that the spiritual wayfarer have to be the Islamic authority, because when some spiritual realms are opened up for him, he would be charged with some duties which only an Islamic authority can find out how to fulfil them properly.

Among mystic books, Qadi recommended ''[[Risalah Siyr wa Suluk]]'' by [[Bahr al-'Ulum]]. However, it is quoted from [['Abbas Quchani]], his student, and [[Muhammad Hassan Qadi]], his son, that Qadi allowed nobody to follow some difficult instructions of this book. He loved ''[[Futuhat al-Makkiyya]]'' and ''[[Mathnawi Mulawi]]'' and believed that some mystics such as [[Rumi]] and [[Ibn 'Arabi]] were [[Shi'a]]. On the contrary, he believed that keeping some books at home, such as ''[[al-Aghani]]'' [by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani], would bring bad omen because of introducing singers and musicians and describing their immoral behaviors.

[[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani|Aqa Buzurg]], who was Qadi's friend for years, has admired Qadi for his steadfastness, nobility and dignity. In spite of poverty and simple life style, he disapproved of unlawful and strict asceticism. He believed that the spiritual wayfarer should care about his body as well, because body is the mount of soul. Thus, he cared about his appearance and used to wear perfume and clean white clothes. He always advised others to be good-mannered and do good.

So many miraculous deeds by Qadi such as Instantaneous Teleport and taking the life of a snake saying the word of al-Mumit [a name of [[Allah]] which means giver of death] have been reported. It is quoted from [[Sayyid Abu l-Qasim Khoei|Abu al-Qasim al-Khu'i]] that extraordinary events took place at the death of Sayyid 'Ali Qadi. It is also said that some miraculous events have been occurred upon his grave.