Analysis of Hujwiri’s character and thoughts according to his writings in Kashf-ul-Mahjoob

Abul-Hassan Ali ibn Uthman Hujwiri was one of great Sufis and the writer of one of the oldest and most valuable Sufi texts. He had a great influence on Sufism after him, like Tazkirat al-Awliya, while being influenced by mystic writings of his past. Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, while including Mystical, historical and social aspects, also contains great knowledge on the character, life and thoughts of its writer, who stated what he found, saw and heard with scrutiny and accuracy. Researching, investigating, engaging in debates with people of wisdom and knowledge, complaining about insipient Sufis of his time, defending Malamatiyya, giving a full report on Sufi intellectuals and factions, Sufi habitude, complete explanation of his journeys and life experiences, are only a part of the knowledge upon which we can figure out the personality of Hujwiri and the process of his individual growth. Based on this data, we can assume the base of Hujwiri’s character and thoughts to be a combination of “controversial knowledge” and “innate intuition”. Because on one hand there is a great value for learning from it ,and on the other hand seeing the truce in this life and the next is due his strives. After an introduction on his life, journeys, titles, and writings the writer tried to point out the most prominent characteristics and viewpoints of Hujwiri, so that he can compensate for the lack of information about his life and personality.