Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa was a 15th century Sufi mystic of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.[1] He died in 1461 at Balkh, where his tomb now stands in the complex of the Green Mosque. He was the son[2] of Muhammad Parsa, the disciple and successor to Baha' al-Din Naqshband in the Naqshbandi spiritual chain.[3] He left behind a legacy of descendants whom were also religious teachers.[4]
Abu Nasr Parsa | |
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 The Green Mosque which contains the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa | |
| Venerated in | Naqshbandi Sufi Order |
| Major shrine | Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Green Mosque, Balkh, Afghanistan |
| Influences | Muhammad Parsa (father) |
| Influenced | Later Naqshbandi mystics |
References
edit- ^ Naushahi, Arif; Waley, M. I.; Nejad, Translated by Saleh (16 October 2015), "Abū Naṣr Pārsā", Encyclopaedia Islamica, Brill, retrieved 13 November 2023
- ^ McChesney, R. D. (2002). "Architecture and Narrative: The Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine. Part 2: Representing the Complex in Word and Image, 1696-1998". Muqarnas. 19: 78–108. doi:10.2307/1523316. ISSN 0732-2992.
- ^ Naushahi, Arif; Waley, M. I.; Nejad, Translated by Saleh (16 October 2015), "Abū Naṣr Pārsā", Encyclopaedia Islamica, Brill, retrieved 13 November 2023
- ^ McChesney, R. D. (2002). "Architecture and Narrative: The Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine. Part 2: Representing the Complex in Word and Image, 1696-1998". Muqarnas. 19: 78–108. doi:10.2307/1523316. ISSN 0732-2992.
Sources
edit- Naushahi, Arif; Waley, M.I. (2015). "Abū Naṣr Pārsā". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831.