Mas'ūd b. ʿAbd Allah al-Bayḍawi (Persian: مسعود ب. عبدالله بیضایی) more commonly known as Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi or Baba Rokneddin Shirazi (died 1367 or 1368) was a 14th-century Sufi mysticJābirī Anṣārī, Tārīkh-i Iṣfahān wa Ray and follower of Ibn Arabi. His name means Father Rukn al-Din, the latter which transliterates as "Pillar of the Faith."
Biography From childhood, Masud ibn Abdullah had an interest in Sufism.Masud ibn Abdullah al-Baydawi, Nusus al-khusus fi tarjimat al-fusus, ISBN unknown He eventually studied and learned spirituality and started his mystical journey at a young age. He studied the basics of Sufism under Abdul Razzaq al-Kashani. He then studied the Fusus al-Hikam of Ibn Arabi under Dawud al-Qaysari, with help from Nu'man al-Khwarizmi. In adulthood, he wrote many works on Sufism and scholarly knowledge, such as a commentary and exegesis of the Fusus al-Hikam.
Works Some of his most famous works: Nusus al-khusus fi tarjimat al-fusus: A commentary and exegesis on Ibn Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam. It was reprinted in 1980 by Tehrani publishers. Kashf al-durr fi nazm al-durr: A commentary on the al-Ta'iya al-kubra work from Ibn Farid. This work exists in manuscript format, and is preserved in national libraries in Iran.
See also Ibn Arabi List of Sufi saints
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