Ali Hujwiri

Al - Hudschwiri (c. 990 near Ghazna in Huǧwīr / Gazni, † 1071 or 1077 in Lahore / Lāhaur, the Indian capital of the Ghaznavid ) or Ali ibn ' Uthman al - Hudschwiri etc. was a Persian Sufi writer, theologian and mystic. He is the author of several works on Islamic mysticism, including the Kashf al - Mahdschub ( " KAsF al - maḥǧūb "; " The unveiling of the Veiled " ), the oldest Persian manual of Islamic mysticism, which the by Reynold A. Nicholson English was translated (1911 ).

Hudschwiri was instrumental in the spread of Islam in South Asia. Many years of his life were spent with travel, including in Iran, Iraq and Syria, where he met many distinguished mystics. He was a pupil of Abu'l- Fadl Muhammad b. al -Hasan al - Chuttali.

His mausoleum, the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bachsch, is located in Lahore, Pakistan, and is an important place of pilgrimage in the region.

Works (selection)

• Kashf al - mahjub (English translation by Reynold A. Nicholson, archive.org )
• Dīwān
• Kitaab al - Bayān li - ahl al- Iyan