He was born in a village near balkh in modern afghanistan. Some say that he died at the age of 140, but the modern researchers in history are of the opinion that he died between the age of 87 and 100. Between philosophy, shiism and sufism by wilferd madelung click here. Nasiri khusraw whose full name was abu muin nasir b. Nasir khusraw was that man of wisdom whose memory would never fade out with time but would live for centuries. This dream, as he said in his book, was like a shock, making him. He has published the report of his journey in a book titled this fleeting journey, following nasir khusraw footsteps on the silk road on the occasion of his thousands birthdate1. Nasiri khusraw is well known as a philosopher but this work is strictly historical sociological.
A renowned poet, philosopher, and traveler of the 11th century, nasir khusraw was also a major thinker and author of the iranian lands. In nasir i khusraw s system, the physical world is a product resulting directly from souls desire to correct its ontological imperfection the fact that it is separated from god by intellect his philosophical treatment of the role of mankind and matter is more positive than would be expected in a more traditional neoplatonic or gnostic treatise. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Nasir khusraw, the eastern marco polo feb 26, 2020 in the 11th century before the venetian world traveller, marco polo would have born, in the great khorasan of iran a great poet and scientist set forth to explore the unknowns throughout his sevenyears of travelling and exploring central asia, syria, egypt, and arabia. Book of travels, by nasiri khusraw mazda publishers. Comprises a collection of 40 poems by the persian poet, philosopher and ismaili scholar, nasir i khusraw ca.
Jan 21, 2017 nasir khusraws full name was abu muinuddin nasir khusraw. Naser e khosraws book of travels by nasiri khusraw. Celebrated for a poetry that combines art with philosophy, trusted for the details of his travels throughout the middle east, revered and criticized for his theological texts, he remains one of the most fascinating figures in islamic history and literature. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet. A new digital resource from the institute of ismaili studies makes his famous safarnama accessible in a way that it never has been before. Little is known of his childhood and early years except for a few references in his book of poetry, the diwan, and his philosophic works. Iri khusraw is best known as a persian poet, philosopher, and traveler, as well as for his efforts in spreading the isma. Nasir khusraw, who is considered as the real wisdom of the east came from qubadiyan in balkh.
Born in 1004 in qubadiyan in presentday tajikistan, he is buried in the yumgan valley of afghan badakhshan, where he spent the most. Ismaili poetry page 2 nasir i khusraw poetry nasir khusraw is acknowledged as one of the foremost poets of the persian language. In hamadan and tus he studied the quran, hadith, jafari jurisprudence, logic, philosophy, mathematics, medicine and astronomy. Tvery persian scholar must, i suppose, have meditated at some time or other on the extraordinary disproportion between the vast number of persian poets whose names are familiar to. Nasir i khusraw, well known for his philosophical works and ranked as one of the great poets of persian, made a sevenyearlong journey that began in his native marv in the spring of 1046 and ended at balkh in the fall of 1052. Pir nasir khusraws concept of intellect and theory of. But the article is also about nasir khusraw, because of a famous poem he wrote about. He was a great preacher, theologian, theophilosopher, poet and historian. Nasir khusraw s full name was abu muinuddin nasir khusraw. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Click download or read online button to get nasir i khusraw s book of travels book now. We do not know whether he had to his credit any books written before conversion.
Nasir khusraw was a prolific writer on a wide variety of subjects, including a book on mathematics gahraib alhisab which has now been lost. In keeping with the theme of the book, i shall concentrate on a few of his ideas. Light bump to upper corners, small ink smear in margin of. A portrait of the persian poet, traveller and philosopher 212 of persian poetry compiled since his death in 1077 ce. Full text of nasirikhusraw, poet, traveller, and propagandist. Tauris in association with the institute of ismaili studies.
Nasir khusraw was a leading shia ismaili poet and theologianphilosopher of the eleventh century 1004. His ismaili writings, exclusively in persian, have been preserved through the centuries by the ismaili communities of the upper oxus and badakhshan, now situated in tajikistan and afghanistan. Nasir khusraw simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I highly recommend dr hunsbergers mostamazing book to any scholar devoted to middle eastern, arabic, persian or islamic studies. Author of sefer nameh, zad almusafirin, kitabe jami alhikmatain, safar nameh, khvan alikhvan, ketab vajh din, ketab khvan alikhvan, il libro dello scioglimento e della liberazione kitabe gosayes wa rahayes per nasire hosraw. His father was a small landowner in the vicinity of balkh. Safarnamah by nasir i khusraw thackston, wheeler m. The author draws on medieval written sources, studies and the book safarnama travel book by nasir khusraw persiantajik poet, philosopher, traveler and preacher who lived in the 11th century. The full name of this remarkable personality of persian literary history was abu muinud din nasiri khusraw. Nasir khusraw was the first person to write a hajj islamic pilgrimage to mecca diary or travelogue and started a tradition which is continued until now. Writing exclusively in persian, his writings have been.
Read nasir khusraw the ruby of badakhshan online, read in mobile or kindle. A reading guide for nasir khusraw, the ruby of badakhshan. This is a study of nasir i khusraw s life and aspects of his theological and philosophical thought in the context of his times. The book presents the authors analysis of medieval islamic. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Pdf nasir khusraw the ruby of badakhshan download ebook.
Nasir i khusraw s book of travels download ebook pdf. Nasir khusraws safarnama brought to life digitally by. Her exhaustive research and insight gives ballast and meaning to the personality of nasir khusraw as well as his travels and his journals. Nasir khusraw 10041060 abu mo in hamid aldin nasir ibn khusraw is an important figure in the development of ismaili philosophy. He was a muslim philosopher, poet, travel writer, and ismaili dai who lived a thousand years ago in the lands known today as afghanistan, iran, and tajikistan. Among them is the story of the gourd and the palm tree. Nasir i khusraw was a leading ismaili poet and theologianphilosopher of the fatimid period whose writings have had a major formative influence on the ismaili communities of iran, afghanistan and central asia. He called himself marwazi qubadiyani, as marw was the capital of qubadiyan state.
He was well versed in the branches of the natural sciences, medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, greek philosophy, and the writings of alkindi, alfarabi and ibn sina. Opening page of nasir khusraw has attracted passionate attention, from admirers and critics alike, for nearly years. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Nasir khusraw was one of the most important figures of llth century iran an era which has produced such men. Born in the balkh district of central asia in 3941004, nasir was inspired from an early age by a tremendous thirst for knowledge. Writing exclusively in persian, his writings have been preserved through the centuries by the ismaili communities of the upper oxus and badakhshan, now situated in tajikistan and afghanistan. Since his death, khusraw has been included in every major literary or historical survey. Khusraw composed most of his poems in the valley of yumgan, a remote mountainous region in badakhshan in presentday afghanistan.
As a writer celebrated for a poetry which combines art with philosophy, a travelogue relied on for its details of the middle east in medieval times, and theological texts revered by his admirers and criticised by his detractors, nasir khusraw remains one of. Naskhosraw, well know for his philosophical works and ranked as one of the great poets of persian, made a sevenyearlong journey that began in his native. Following nasir s firstperson account of his sevenyear journey in the 11th century, the book takes the reader on a journey from central asia to iran, armenia, turkey, syria, jerusalem, egypt, mecca, and the return trip across arabian deserts and desolate oases to basra, across iran and back to central asia. Life of shams sabzwari 23rd pir narrated by parvin virjee duration. Nasir khusraw, spelt as naser khosrow in persian, one of the greatest. Hunsberger, 9781850439196, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Much of his biography and philosophical ideology has been obtained through fragmented texts, both in poetry and prose. Abu muin nasir i khusraw, ranked among the half dozen greatest poets of persia, was born in qubadian, a small town in the region of marv, in 394 a. A portrait of the persian poet, traveller and philosopher 9781850439264 by hunsberger, alice c. Knowledge and liberation by nasir i khusraw, 9781860642173, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I have perian version of all nasir khusraw book, and wanted to read about this great ismaili philosopher. He travelled from central asia to the mediterranean coast, egypt, arabia and back and appears to have compiled his safarnama in the latter half of the same century. Nasir khusraw, a giant in ismaili history, who showed that.
Nasir i khusraw is a major literary figure in medieval persian culture. Intellectual traditions series english, persian and persian edition nasiri khusraw, thackston, wheeler m. Safarnama also called nasere khosrah p41 they say no one has been able to ascertain the source of the nile, and i heard that the sultan of egypt sent some people who went along the nile banks for a year investigating but were unable to discover the source. He went to iran to meet with ismaili imam and came as a daai back to balkh. He travelled around the caspian sea and then went into anatolia, syria, palestine, egypt and mecca.
The ethical philosophy of nasir i khusraw by faquir muhammad hunzai click here. Nasir khusraw, the ruby of badakhshan the institute of ismaili. Click download or read online button to get nasir khusraw the ruby of badakhshan book now. If you want to light a candle in your heart, make knowledge and goodness its wick and oil, he wrote. Mohammad reza tavakoli saberi has travelled over the path of nasir khusraw gradually over seven years.
The book gives a vivid picture of life in the islamic world in the 11th century. Among them is the story of the gourd and the palmtree. Nasir khusraw was born in 1004 ce, in qubadiyan, then greater khorasan near the presentday city of balkh in afghanistan. Nasir was a dedicated scholar and so is dr hunsberger. Nasir khusraw was a major muslim intellectual, philosopher and traveller of the 11th century, and a prominent shia ismaili dai. Appointed from cairo by command of the fatimid imamcaliph almustansir to serve first as a da. She has previously taught history, philosophy and religion as associate. A renowned poet, philosopher and traveller of the 11th century, nasir i khusraw was also a major ismaili thinker and author of the iranian lands. Books by nasiri khusraw author of naser e khosraws book of. May 09, 2017 in the shughni language, akimbekov shonazar tells the story of the revered 11th century persian poet and philosopher nasir khusraw, a fatimid missionary who is credited with spreading ismailism in. History of islamic philosophy book by henry corbin part 1. Apr 26, 2002 a renowned poet, philosopher, and traveler of the 11th century, nasir khusraw was also a major thinker and author of the iranian lands.
Three new books on cultural heritage of central asia aga. However, when he does offer some of the historical background to his. The bulk of his surviving work was produced in exile in a remote mountainous region of badakhshan where he sought refuge. Download nasir khusraw the ruby of badakhshan ebook free in pdf and epub format.
Fatimid intellectual the institute of ismaili studies. Naser e khosraws book of travels by nasiri khusraw goodreads. Nasir khusraw project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Nasir khusraw the ruby of badakhshan download ebook pdf. An introduction the safarnama is record of an expansive journey undertaken by a persian poet and philosopher, nasir khusraw, in the mid11th ce century. Abu moin hamid addin nasir ibn khusraw alqubadiani or nasir khusraw qubadiyani balkhi. This is a comprehensive study of the life of nasirkhusraw, one of the foremost poets of the persian language and a major ismaili thinker and writer. Nasir khusraw 10041060 abu moin hamid aldin nasir ibn khusraw is an important figure in the development of ismaili philosophy. The safarnama is record of an expansive journey undertaken by a persian poet and philosopher, nasir khusraw, in the mid11th ce century. Author of sefer nameh, zad almusafirin, kitabe jami alhikmatain, safar nameh, khvan alikhvan, ketab vajh din, ketab khvan alikhvan, il libro dello scioglimento e della liberazione kitabe gosayes wa rahayes per nasir e hosraw. A portrait of the persian poet, traveller and philosopher. Nasir aldin tusi was born in the city of tus in medieval khorasan northeastern iran in the year 1201 and began his studies at an early age. The history of nasir khusraw the first chapter a soul higher than fortune presents an overview of the life of nasir khusraw as four key.
He was well versed in all the branches of natural science, in medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, in greek philosophy and the. Nasir khusraw wrote a book on mathematics which has now been lost. Shop the latest titles by nasir khusraw at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. This statue of the ismaili dai and intellectual giant pir nasir khusraw stands in his memory in badakhshan. The author has devoted more than ten years of study to this subject, and includes in the book a detailed classification of nasir s different genres of writings, and a summary of medieval as well as modern biographical. History,literature nasir khusraw, the eastern marco polo. Nasir i khusraw, the poet in question, presents himself to us under three different aspects. Nasir khusraw occupied a great place in the literary history of persia. Safarnama of nasir khusraw, was written by munavar mamadnazarov, and introduces the reader to medieval islamic architecture. Forty poems from the diwan of nasiri khusraw translation. Full text of nasir i khusraw, poet, traveller, and propagandist see other formats 3 mar 20 1967 of iis xii. Nasir i khusraw s book of travels download ebook pdf, epub.
Hakim naser khusraw balkhi the khaama press news agency. Today, both his prose and his poetry are studied by schoolchildren in iran and tajikistan, and his qasidas odes are sung by communities all over central asia. Pir nasir khusraw and the tradition of pathak chitraltoday. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Except with the spiritual help of the descendants of the prophet tayidi ali rasul, i would have neither had any book to my credit, nor anything to teach others. She also includes a chronology of events and a map illustrating the extent of nasir khusraws sevenyear journey.
Reprint 1882 by nasir i khusraw and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is a study of nasir i khusraw s life and aspects of. This is the first english translation of the last known philosophical work of the great eleventhcentury ismaili thinker, poet, and fatimid emissary, nasir i khusraw. The writings of nasir khusraw have had a major formative influence on the ismaili communities of iran, afghanistan and central asia. He was well versed in all the branches of natural science, in medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, in greek philosophy and the writings of alkindi, alfarabi and ibn sina. Intellect and religion, east and west by reza shahkazemi click here. Nasir khusraw over the past millennium, and weighs their veracity and verifiability. There is a controversy about the death of hakim nasir khusraw.
A portrait of the persian poet, traveller and philosopher 9781850439264. The title of the book, the ruby of badakhshan, refers on one level to the region of nasir khusraw s exile and to the famed rubies of badakhshan, but it also refers to his own understanding of the worth of each individual, of human nature and of what is ultimately important in life. Abu moin hamid aldin nasir ibn khusraw qubadiani marvzi 10041088, also known as nasir khusraw qubadiyani balkhi or nasir khusraw balkhi was a persian poet. He knew about science, medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology. Turning point one night while he was on an official trip outside the city of marv, he had a dream that was to change course of his life. His poems and religious writings have remained influential, especially for adherents of ismaili islam in central asia and iran. Abu moin hamid aldin nasir ibn khusraw is an important figure in the. Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart and hasten with it to the world of brightness. He was born in 1004 ad in qabaideyan of khusrasan province in iran. Nasiri khusraw has 11 books on goodreads with 654 ratings.