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29-MAY-2009 Ali Majdfar

Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine

Mahan - Kerman Province

Shah Nematollah Vali (also spelled as Ne'matollah, Ni'matallah and Ni'mat Allah, Nimatullah Wali), was an Islamic scholar and a Sufi poet from the 14th and 15th centuries. He was one of the important Masters of Sufism in the history of mysticism.
He was born in Aleppo, Syria. He travelled widely through the Muslim world, learning the philosophies of many masters.
After meeting with Abdollah Yafe'i in Mecca and seven years study to become a teacher, he was sent out for a round of travels.
He temporarily resided near Samarkand, along the great Central Asian Silk Road. It was here that he met the conqueror Tamerlane, but to avoid conflict with the worldly ruler, he soon left and eventually settled in the Persian region of Kerman, where he died.
His tomb is in nearby town, Mahan.
Today the Nimatullah Sufi Order is one of the most important Sufi orders of Iran.
He also has a left a Persian Language Diwan (poetry).This contained predictions about the events which would occur on-wards in the world.


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Shirley Haden30-Dec-2009 21:38
The green lighting is interesting. That is a long way up to the dome in this photo. I like that purple tile work around the light. I find myself always wanting to see everything closer. You'll have to get yourself a zoom to take with. Maybe get a 2nd hand Olmpus just because of the lighter long lenses. Still, it would be a pain lugging around 2 cameras.
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