Origins and meanings of the eightpoint star sufi somathread. Though al qaeda has also targeted sufi sites, the islamic state has set itself apart by calling for brutal attacks against sufis. In his book of fixed stars, published in 964, al sufis star list gives the same stars and star positions updated for precession as in the almagest. In 964, he documented the existance of the andromeda galaxy, our closest neighbor, and called it little cloud.
I was a revolutionary and i wanted to change the face of the earth. This appeared in or shortly after ad 964, some eight hundred years after the original almagest was written. Abu bakr dolaf ibn jahdar ja far ibn yunos al shebli, of khorasan by origin but born in baghdad or samarra, son of a court official and himself promoted in the imperial service, as governor of demavend was summoned to baghdad to be invested and there experienced conversion. Orchiston, wayne, highlighting the history of astronomy in the asiapacific. And while the noted greek astronomer ptolemy noted it as a haze, it was abd alrahman alsufi who first distinctly recorded in his kitab. In 964 al sufi published his famous book kitab al kawatib al thabit al musawwar book of fixed stars, a masterpiece on stellar astronomy. Beliau lahir pada 7 disember 903 dan meninggal pada 25 mei 986.
Alsufis book of the constellations of the fixed stars. Alsufis book of the images of the fixed stars and its. An inherent problem in dhikr, however, is the difficulty in remembering god when one. Abd alrahman alsufi simple english wikipedia, the free. The suharawardi order was started by abu al najib suhrawardi, a persian sufi born in sohrevard near zanjan in iran, and brought to india by bahauddin zakariya of multan. Sufism simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. However, al sufi observed his own magnitudes, and these are substantially different from those in the almagest. Google doodle celebrates persian astronomer abd alrahman alsufi known in the west as azophi and azophi arabus, with a representation of the constellation cancer, or the crab.
The second is a 17thcentury ottoman turkish translation of the first part on the supraterrestrial creatures of kitab ajaib almakhluqat wagharaib almawjudat the wonders. It was in this city that sufi compiled his magnum opus kitab suwar al kawakib al thabita book on the constellations of the fixed stars. He is generally noted in sufi chains of transmission and is listed as having received the transmission from ali, who in turn received it from the prophet muhammad. Al sufi published kitab al kawatib al thabit al musawwar also commonly known as the book of fixed stars in ad 964 and dedicated it to adud al dawla, the current ruler of buwayhid at the time. Al sufi merupakan seorang ahli astronomi parsi kini iran yang juga dikenali sebagai abd arrahman as sufi atau abd al rahman abu al hussain. The hardedged lines make it indicative of moroccan patterns, which are known for their use of straight lines in contrast to the curvilinear arabesque of the middle east. It spread widely from central asia, throughout the middle east, and to europe.
Harith almuhasibi was the first one to write about moral psychology. Alsufi wrote his book of fixed stars in 964, in text and pictures. On friday 27th of january, 2018, i gave a presentation at the kw rasc on al sufi s book of fixed stars. This was the first record of a star system outside our own galaxy. Abd alrahman alsufi was a persian astronomer who lived during the 10th century. Abd al rahman al sufi, known in the west as azophi, was one of the two most outstanding practical astronomers of the middle ages. On friday 27th of january, 2018, i gave a presentation at the kw rasc on alsufis book of fixed stars. Also, he was the first to attempt to relate the greek with the traditional arabic star names and constellations, which was difficult as. Remembering god the quran instructs muslims to remember god, whose reality encompasses and pervades both the unmanifest and manifest worlds alghayb waalshahadah.
Part meditation book, part oracle, and part collection of sufi lore, poetry, and stories, the sufi book of life offers a fresh interpretation of the fundamental spiritual practice found in all ancient and modern sufi schoolsthe meditations on the 99 qualities of unity. The second is a 17thcentury ottoman turkish translation of the first part on the supraterrestrial creatures of kitab ajaib al makhluqat wagharaib al mawjudat the wonders. Abd al rahman al sufi was a persian astronomer who lived during the 10th century. Al sufi called it little cloud alternatively translated as a small cloudy patch and provided a representative image of. He was the first astronomer to mention the andromeda galaxy, earths closest neighbour, calling it little cloud.
The book of fixed stars by abd alrahman alsufi all astronomers know the names of ptolemy, tycho brahe and johannes hevelius, three landmark characters who catalogued the stars with everincreasing accuracy between the second and seventeenth centuries. Abdalrahman al sufi december 7, 903 seds messier database. Abd alrahman alsufi and his book of the fixed stars. It was an attempt to create a synthesis of the most popular classical work of astronomy ptolemys almagest with the indigenous arabic. The book of fixed stars by abd al rahman al sufi all astronomers know the names of ptolemy, tycho brahe and johannes hevelius, three landmark characters who catalogued the stars with everincreasing accuracy between the second and seventeenth centuries. Bayazid bastami was among the first theorists of sufism. Sufism 9 books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Sufism sufis sufi orders early sufi shaykhs and shrines.
Kitab suwar al kawakib al thabita book of the images of the fixed stars of al sufi author. Was a friend and pupil of alsufi, ruled shiraz alsufi mentions him in his book alhussain mentions him in his poem. And while the noted greek astronomer ptolemy noted it as a haze, it was abd al rahman alsufi who first distinctly recorded in his kitab. Who are sufi muslims and why do some extremists hate them. The forty rules of love by elif shafak, the conference of the birds by attar of nishapur, the essential rumi by rumi, the sufis. Repair and restoration aljabbar from the sufi book of life. Was a friend and pupil of al sufi, ruled shiraz al sufi mentions him in his book al hussain mentions him in his poem. Here is the list of top 10 famous sufi poets of all time. The product of the efforts of omar and his two collaborators was a set of astronomical tables entitled alzij almalikshahi after their royal patron. Andromeda galaxy as it appears in alsufis fixed stars. Abd alrahman alsufi wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia. It is a simple shape made by overlapping two squares.
Pemastautin di kawasan emir adud addaula di isfahan, beliau. The book is the first illustrated pictorial star atlas, and was very influential for centuries after it was authored. In 1998 a hitherto unknown early copy of al sufi s star atlas, dated 519ah 1125 ce, was auctioned in london by sothebys. Ikhbar alulama biakhbar alhukama history of learned men. Alsufi was one of the nine noted muslim astronomers. This major work contains an extensive star catalogue, which lists star coordinates and magnitude estimates, as well as detailed star. Sufis have developed this into the quintessential sufi practice of silent and vocal dhikr remembrance. Al sufi was the first astronomer to describe the nebulosity of the nebula in andromeda in his book of constellations atlas of heavens. Abd alrahman alsufi 7 december 903 25 may 986, known as alsufi, was a persian astronomer. Google doodle celebrates persian astronomer azophi abd. The sufi shine at ajmer in rajasthan and nizamuddin auliya in delhi, ashraf jahangir semnani in kichaucha shariff belong to this order. It is considered important even now for the study of proper motions and long period variables. She was born in a very poor family and they dont have even oil to light the lamp and clothes to cover them. This major work contains an extensive star catalog, which lists star coordinates and magnitude estimates, as well as detailed star charts.
Top 10 most famous sufi poets of all time omg top tens list. It was an attempt to create a synthesis of the comprehensive star catalogue in ptolemys almagest books vii and viii with the indigenous arabic. Eric winkel march 2930, 2019 new york city friday book launch 8. Remembering god the quran instructs muslims to remember god, whose reality encompasses and pervades both the unmanifest and manifest worlds al ghayb wa al shahadah. Jun 02, 2015 origins and meanings of the eightpoint star the shape that most clearly represents morocco in my minds eye is the eightpoint star. The suharawardi order was started by abu alnajib suhrawardi, a persian sufi born in sohrevard near zanjan in iran, and brought to india by.
Al sufi contributed several corrections to ptolemys star list, in particular he did own brightnessmagnitude estimates which frequently deviated from those in ptolemys work. Alsufi called it little cloud alternatively translated as a small cloudy patch and provided a representative image of. The classical astrologer ancient and traditional astrology. Pdf abdulrahman alsufi and his book of the fixed stars. Google doodle celebrates persian astronomer azophi abd al. The star atlas of al sufi the work was dedicated to the buyid ruler abushuja fannakhusraw, entitled adud al dawla 936 983, who was a friend and a pupil of al sufiand whose court was seated at shiraz until 97778 and baghdad epoch star catalogue. It was an attempt to create a synthesis of the comprehensive star catalogue in ptolemy s almagest. Media in category abd alrahman alsufi the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. In 964, the persian astronomer abd al rahman al sufi wrote his famous book of fixed stars, in which he gave arabic names to stars in the 48 classical constellations, discussing the stars positions, sizes and colours.
Of this there remains only the table of 100 fixed stars, whose latitude is given for the first year of the maliki era 1075, and some contradictory descriptions of. The book was written in arabic, although the author himself was persian. Origins and meanings of the eightpoint star the shape that most clearly represents morocco in my minds eye is the eightpoint star. The book of the fixed stars was written by the persian astronomer abdulrahman al sufi around ad 964, and is one of the most important medieval arabic treatises on astronomy.
Peace at the beginning assalaam from the sufi book of life. Journal of the british astronomical association, vol. A journey of rediscovery by ihsan hafez, richard f. Give me energy so that i can change the whole world. This book describes fortyeight constellations and the stars that they are composed of.
Alsufi called it little cloud alternatively translated as a small cloudy patch and. Unlike most books on sufism, which are primarily collections of translated sufi texts, this accessible guide is a handbook. Sufi wrote several books on the subject of astronomy all of which are in the arabic language, such as on the use of the astrolabe, the celestial globe, and an introduction to the science of astrology. Book of fixed stars also, book of the 48 constellations dedicated to the buyid ruler, abu shujaa fana khusrow adud al dawla, 936 983 c. Alsufi was the first astronomer to describe the nebulosity of the nebula in andromeda in his book of constellations atlas of heavens. Zahoor abd alrahman alsufi, known in the west as azophi, was one of the two most outstanding practical astronomers of the middle ages. Richard stephenson and wayne orchiston centre for astronomy, james cook university, townsville. Rabi ah albarsi was a famous sufi poet and a muslim saint. Other topics include descriptions of nebulae, colors of stars and arabic folk astronomy. Image a sufi religious festival in tanta, egypt, in 2008.