Tasawwufi Critism of Sûfî Allahyâr

As a spiritual science, in other words a heart (Qalb) knowledge Tasawwuf’s source is our prophet Hadrat Muhammad. Although during the time of Ashâb-i Kirâm, notions like “tasawwuf” or “sufi” doesn’t seen. During the time of Tâbi’în, a group become clear who prominent about Obeidence to Islâm and beautiful ethics. These people differentiate than other people with name of “ubbâd” and “zühhâd”. When people belonging to deviant Mu’tazila group, describe themselves with this name, to sever from mu’tazila group, real âbid and zâhids, start to using “sûfiyye” name. In the later times, some people who seen as a sufi or mutasavvif, exhibit behaviors and saying words disapproved by the scholars. Because of that reason, they criticized by these scholars. Some scholars criticize that inadequate and fake sufis with scientific proofs. Mutasavvif scholars are also criticize that fake sufis. Sometimes wise and great mutasavvifs explain that incomprehensible words of sufis. Sûfî Allahyâr is an important mutasavvif poet who grown up in Central Asia at 17th century. Sûfî Allahyâr writes his poems in Chagatai Turkish and Persian languages. His exhorter works generally related with the beautiful ethics and necessary religious knowledge. His works influenced people on a wide geography and still reading by them. Poet who is in this Naqshibandî and Mujaddidî path says, first of all, just as the every Muslim, man of tasawwufs also should observe the fards (commandments) and harams (prohibitions) and should not esteem dreams, hâls, wajds, kashfs. If these kind of circumstances happen, this must be keep private. Extraordinary hâls (spiritual states) doesn’t mean this person from people whom Allah loves, this is valuable only under the condition of Obedience to Islam . People who seen as a mutasavvif, criticize by Sûfî Allahyâr with these criterias and Sûfî Allahyâr satirize that fake mutasavvifs who out of that criterias. In this work, poet’s criticism evaluated in his different works to manifest his tasawwufi side limpidly.

Keywords

Tasawwuf, Chagatai Literature, Naqshibandî, Mujaddidî, Criticism, Mubahiyya