ولايت و ولي در عرفان شيخ نجم الدين كبري و مولانا جلال الدين رومي

Wilayah and Wali in Shaykh Najm al-Din Kubra and Rumiʹs Mysticism

This paper is devoted to a study of the place of wilayah and wali in the mystical ideas of Shaykh Najm al-Din Kubra. The writer has also provided a short comparison of Shaykhʹs ideas in this regard with those of Rumi. The paper begins with an extensive report on Shaykhʹs status among mystics, his biography, and his works. Considering his religion, two views are presented here. According to the first he is Shafii and according to the second, with which the writer seems to be more in agreement and has presented some evidence in this regard, he is Shiite. The rest of the article deals with probing into, expounding, and clarifying the place of wilayah and wall in Shaykh Najma al-Din Kubraʹs mysticism.