Shah Nimatullah Wali (R.A)

 Mahan,Kerman Province, Iran

History

Shah Nimatullah Wali was a Sufi Master and poet from the 14th and 15th centuries. He is revered by Sunni as a saint and by the Sufi order Nimatullahi who consider him their founder.

Born in Aleppo, Syria (or around Kerman, Iran according to some historians), Ni’mattullah traced his own descent from the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim, in both a poetic work as well as an epistle reproduced by his biographers ‘Abd al-Razzaq Kirmani and ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Wa’i?. Ni'matullah travelled widely through the Muslim world, learning the philosophies of many masters, but not finding a personal teacher he could dedicate himself to. Ni'matullah studied the writings of the great Sufi philosopher and mystic Ibn ?Arabi.

Ni'matullah met Abdollah Yafe'i Qadri in Mecca and subsequently became his disciple. He studied intensely with his teacher for seven years. Spiritually transformed, he was sent out for a second round of travels; this time as a realized teacher.

Ni'matullah temporarily resided near Samarkand, along the great Central Asian Silk Road. It was here that he met the conqueror Tamerlane, but in order to avoid conflict, Ni'matullah soon left and eventually settled in the Baloch region of Kerman. Ni'matullah's son Shah Khalilullah was the next qutb (master) of the Nimatullahi order.

The tomb of Shah Nur-eddin Nematollah Vali, poet, sage, Sufi and founder of an order of darvishes, has twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola. The mausoleum was built by Ahmad Shah Kani; the rest of the building was constructed during the reigns of Shah Abbas I, Mohammad Shah Qajar and Nasser-al-Din Shah. Shah Nematallah Wali spent many years wandering through central Asia perfecting his spiritual gifts before finally settling at Mahan, twenty miles south-east of Kerman, where he passed the last twenty five years of his life. He died in 1431, having founded a Darvish order which continues to be an active spiritual force today. The central domed burial vault at Mahan, completed in 1437 was erected by Ahmad Shah Bahmani, king of the Deccan, and one of Shah Nematallah's most devoted disciples.

Additional Info

Shah N'imatullah Wali left a Persian Language Diwan (poetry). A famous poem or Ode, attributed to Shah Nimatullah Wali, with the rhyme Mey Beenum, has been published by Shah Ismail Shaheed in his book Arbaeen-fi-Ahwaal-al-Mahdiyyeen (1851). Naimatullah Shah Wali almost 900 years ago predicted about the future of the world by his poems. Unlike some other predictions, all the predictions he did through his poems have been exact. For example whatever he said about Mughals, World war etc etc, exactly the same happened.

  How to Reach: From Kerman Airport the shrine is`51 Km and from Kerman Railway station it is 41 Km,

Nearest City : Kerman
Nearest Bus Stop : Mahan
Nearest Airport : Kerman Airport
Nearest Railway Station : Kerman Railway station
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