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The Iranian mystic, jurist, and Persian poet, Ain ul-Qozzat Hamedani
Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz
On 7th of the Islamic month of Jamadi al-Akher in 525 AH, the Iranian mystic, jurist, and Persian poet, Abdullah bin Mohammad Mayaneji, known popularly as Ain ul-Qozzat Hamedani, was hanged in the western Iranian city of Hamedan at the relatively young age of 33. His ancestors were judges in Hamedan, and he himself attained this position at the age of 30.
However, while in Baghdad he fell foul of the self-styled 29th caliph of the usurper Abbasid regime for his outspoken views, and was arrested and imprisoned on the orders of the vizier of the Seljuqid Sultan. He was transferred to Hamedan and hanged next to his school.
As a follower of the Sufi master, Ahmad Ghazali, he wrote many books. His important works are “Tamhidaat” (Preludes) and “Zubdat al-Haqa’eq fi Kashf al-Khala’eq” (Essence of Truth).
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