Baba Rokneddin Shirazi


Mas'ūd b. ʿAbd Allah al-Bayḍawi more commonly known as Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi or Baba Rokneddin Shirazi was a 14th-century Sufi mystic 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. 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: