Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
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Said Afandi al-Chirkawi 21 October 1937, Chirkey, Dagestan
— scholar in Shafii
mazhab, spiritual master.
, Republic of Dagestan. Islamic scholar, spiritual leader of Dagestani Muslim
s, Sufi
Shaykh of Naqshbandi
and Shazali
tariqah
s.
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
— scholar in Shafii
Shafi'i
The Shafi'i madhhab is one of the schools of fiqh, or religious law, within the Sunni branch of Islam. The Shafi'i school of fiqh is named after Imām ash-Shafi'i.-Principles:...
mazhab, spiritual master.
Biography
He was born in 1937 in the village of Chirkey, Buynaksky DistrictBuynaksky District
Buynaksky District is a district , one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Buynaksk . District's population: 65,018 ;...
, Republic of Dagestan. Islamic scholar, spiritual leader of Dagestani Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s, Sufi
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
Shaykh of Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
and Shazali
Shadhili
The Shadhili Tariqa is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam founded by Abul Hasan Ali ash-Shadhili. Followers of the Shadhiliya are known as Shadhilis....
tariqah
Tariqah
A tariqa is an Islamic religious order. In Sufism one starts with Islamic law, the exoteric or mundane practice of Islam and then is initiated onto the mystical path of a tariqa. Through spiritual practices and guidance of a tariqa the aspirant seeks ḥaqīqah - ultimate truth.-Meaning:A tariqa is a...
s.
Publications
Books and articles of Said Afandi are translated into many languages, including Russian.Books in Russian language
- Сокровищница благодатных знаний (Махачкала, 2010);
- История пророков, том 1 (Махачкала, 2009);
- Сборник выступлений шейха Саида Афанди аль-Чиркави (Махачкала, 2009)
- Современность глазами шейха Саида-Афанди (Махачкала, 2010);
- История пророков, том 2 (Махачкала, 2011);
- Побуждение внять призыву Корана, в 4 томах (Махачкала, 2007)
Books in Avar language
- Назмаби
- Къураналъул ахӀуде гӀавамал кантӀизари
- Къисасул анбияъ
- МажмугӀатуль фаваид