Mirza Hashem Eshkevari ( fa, میرزا هاشم اشکوری) was a
Shi'a
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philosopher, jurist and mystic. He is one of the most important pupils of Agha Muhammad reza Qomshehi and his mystical school.
Early life
He was born in
Eshkevar
Eshkevar Rural District ( fa, دهستان اشكور) is a rural district
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at
Gilan. Eshkevar had given rise to scientists such as Qutb Al Din Eshkevari and Sayyed Abul Qasem Eshkevari. He was born there in 1250
Hijra lunar. His family lineage goes back to the regress of Sadat.
Education
He traveled for learning and education. He began in Eshkevar then went to
Qazvin to participate in the class of eminent master of jurisprudence, Aqa Sayyed Ali who prepared a glossary on the book of Qavanin. He traveled to
Tehran to take part in the class of eminent masters of mysticism Aqa Ali Modarres and Mirza Abul Hasan Jeleveh. He taught for many years in the seminary of Sepah salar in
Tehran. He helped transform Islamic wisdom to other classes.
Pupils
He educated many eminent pupils in different majors of Islamic sciences particularly mysticism and Islamic philosophy such as Mirza Ahmad, Ashtiyyani, Mirza Mehdi Ashtiyyani and Aqa Bozorg Hakim.
Works
Most of his books are written in
Arabic. These books are primarily concerned with mystical and philosophical contents. Some of them are:
*''A Glossary of Meftah Al Qayb''
* ''A Glossary on Mefath Al Ons''
*''A Treatise on the Necessary Existence''
* ''A Treatise on Secret Points''
Death
He died of illness in 1293.
See also
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Islamic philosophy
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Islamic scholars
In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...
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List of Iranian philosophers
This is a non-comprehensive list of Iranian philosophers.
Pre-modern
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* Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
* Al Amiri
* Allameh Tabatabaei
* Avicenna
* Abdol Hossein Khosrow Panah
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* Gholamhossein Ebrahimi Dinani
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* Ahmad Fardid
* Farabi
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* al- ...
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Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani
Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani (1888–1952), a man of wisdom, mystic, man of literature, was a Great Master in the philosophical School of Tehran.
Birth and family
Mirza Mahdi was born in 1889 in Tehran. His father, Mirza Jafar was the relatives of Hajj ...
References
External links
Ensani.ir
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13th-century Iranian philosophers
Iranian writers
Iranian Muslim mystics