Abu Bakr Qalandar. Qalandar-name. Chapter 9. “The Ascension (Mi’raj) of the Messenger [of Allah] (Peace Be upon Him!)”
Journal: Golden Horde Review
Year: 2016

This article contains an excerpt from the poem “Qalandar-name” of Sufi sheikh and Islamic scholar of Anatolian origin, Abu Bakr Qalandar Rumi, who lived in Crimea. The ninth chapter is devoted to the ascension of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him!), which is known as the Mi’raj in the Islamic tradition. This chapter is full of highly emotional and mystical reflections on the significance of this event. This topic becomes particularly meaningful in the context of religious and mys