Buraq Baba: An Unknown Sufi

Buraq Baba or Buraq e Rumi of Mawlawiya sect was born in Tuqat (between Kunya and Sivas) (mid of 7th century A.H).He became one of Mashayikh of Babaiya after his apprentice to his Murshid Sari Saltuq and was entitled Buraq. Apparently Babaiya was subdivision of Mawlawiya specially its Qalandari Tariqas (ways) which was vocal in Azerbaijan and Anatolia for a long time. Buraq Baba's personality is very notable regarding his political activities and his efforts for the development of Islam in Ilkhanid time. Also, the importance of the Daravish attributed to him who is called Heydari makes Buraq's personality, from the Qalandari point of view, an important person. In this article, we will discuss some topics such as: Buraq Baba's life, Buraq's appellation, the sources that cited him, some of his works, and political missions. The article includes some other parts such as his Shari 'a, his Tariqa, and his extant works.