Hajj Nematollah

Hajj Nematollah (Persian: 1871 February 28, 1919) was an

influential mystic and religious leader of the Persianate Qajar Empire. He was
born in Jeyhounabad, ran and is considered one of the greatest leaders and
mystics in Kurdish and Ahl-e Haqq [ A NEW RELIGION ] history.
[1]
Two of his most
famous works of poetry and history are Furqn al-Akhbar (aka "The Firkan")
and aqq al- aqyiq y Shhnmah- i aqqat .
[2]
According to Encyclopdia
Britannica, "The chief source of information about the Ahl-e Haqq is the Firqan al-
Akhbar, written in... early 20th century by (Hajj Nemat)."
[3]
Contents
1 Early life
2 His family
3 Forqan ol-Akhbar
o 31 Part one
o 32 Part t!o
o 33 Part three
o 3" Part four
" H#aqq al-H#aq$yiq y$ %h$hn$mah- i H#aq&qat
' (ther !or)s
* +eferences
, E-ternal lin)s
Early life
Hajj Nemat's great-grandfather, Bayan Beg, accompanied Aga Abbas (one of the
successors of Shah Hayas) to Jeyhounabad in the late 18th century. Bayan Beg's
son, Esmail Beg, was Hajj Nemat's grandfather.
[4]
Nematollah Jeyhounabadi was born in 1871 (1288 Hijri calendar) in the small village
of Kurdish Jeyhounabad. Before his birth, Persia was going through one of the worst
droughts in history. His father, Bayan, named him Nematollah ("Grace of God")
because on the day of his birth, ran finally received the rain it so desperately
needed.
n 1893 he married Sakina and they had their first child, Nur Ali Elahi, in 1895.
. /0A12% 3( HA4E 2E3 A00AH 5 +E/E14E6 1N%3+7/31(N% 8+(2
A00AH 9 At the age of thirty !uring a gra"e illne## he $lai%e! that he &ent
on a 'ourney to the beyon! &here he &a# a((ointe! by Go! to announ$e the
i%%inent return of the !i"ine) Thousands of people flocked around him, and on
his command ceased to take tea, tobacco and opium. *e +belie"e! the ti%e ha!
$o%e to re"eal the Real ,ruth- an! +by Go!.# $o%%an! aban!one! the &orl!
an! be$a%e the %e##enger of the Lor! of the *our : .6E/0A+E% H12%E08
A 2E%%AN;E+ APP(1N3E6 <= A00AH9 After the advent was postponed
twice, he went silent and waited for the Great Essence to appear.
[5]
His family
Hajj Nemat was married to Sakina Khanoom, with whom he had 7 children. They
had 3 sons, and four daughters. The names of his sons were Nur Ali Elahi, Yar Ali,
Bahram, and his daughters were Malak Jn Nemati, Javaher, and Mariam. n the
last few days of his life Hajj Nemat had predicted his own death. Within 48 hours of
his death his first grandchild, Hajj Amin Elahi, was born.
Forqan ol-Akhbar
The original manuscript of Forqan ol-Akhbar was completed in 1910 by Hajj Nemat
and is written in four parts.
[6]
His son Nur Ali Elahi wrote an introduction to Forqan ol-
Akhbar and the biography of his father under the title of Kashf Al-aqaiq (which is
approximately the first 14 pages of the manuscript, and features Nur Ali Elahi's
calligraphy). Forqan ol-Akhbar is the only manuscript entirely hand!ritten >y
Hajj Nemat and is considered a historical masterpiece Hajj Nemat ga?e the
manuscript to 6r %aeed @han @ordestani in order for him to transport it to
8rance to ha?e it translated >y 6r 4ladimir 2inors)y 7nfortunately 6r
2inors)y died in 1A** >efore the manuscript !as fully translated and
pu>lished After 2inors)yBs death the manuscript >ecame misplaced and
remains unpu>lished as of this date
Part one
The first part of Forqan ol-Akhbar deals with the fundamental principles of the
haqiqat established in pre-eternity by the Divinity who in the stage of ya-yi ghaybat
became externalized in the garment of Khawandagar. The law remained concealed
till the coming of Sultan Sahak. Then the daftardars recorded these doctrines, but
each in his own way and according to the sources which were accessible to him. A#
a re#ult the Ahl-e *aqq $o%%unity ha# no #ingle #a$re! book an! it#
!i"i#ion# are !i#tingui#he! by !ifferent "ie&#) ,he Ahl-e *aqq require! a kutb-
I kull &hi$h &oul! be unique) . HE 5 H1% 8(00(CE+% 616 N(3
<E01E4E 1N Q7+AN9 So after 1324/1906 Ne'matollah, by God's command,
abandoned the world and became the /%e##enger of the Lor! of the hour/ .HE
/0A12% 3( HA4E <EEN APP(1N3E6 A 2E%%EN;E+9, of Pir Benyamin
(explained as bin + ya + amin "faithful son of Ya"). Then comes the explanation
of reincarnation . HE <E01E4E% 1N +E1N/A+NA31(N 01@E 3HE H1N67%
6(9 (gardish-e dun be-dun, /going fro% one gar%ent to another/0) ,he
$reature# of the &orl! are !i"i!e! into t&o !i#tin$t $ategorie# a$$or!ing to
their original ele%ent 1 2ar!a-gil or khak-i #iyah 0) ,o the fir#t belong the #a"e!
an! lu%inou# being# &ho#e re$e(ti"e #ar!ar# are 3enya%in an! 4ayyi!
5uha%%a! 1in hi# A"atar of 3u2urg-#a&ar0) [ *E 6LAI54 5AN7IN8 I4 NO,
3ORN 9:RE ; INNO6EN, RA,*ER IN ,WO GRO:94 ,*E GOO8 4A<E8
ONE4 ; ,*E O,*ER E<IL ONE4) ,*I4 I4 AGAIN4, W*A, ALLA* 4A=4 ,*A,
*E 6REA,E8 5AN7IN8 IN ,*E 3E4, OF FOR54) ONL= ,*A, ,*E=
6ORR:9,E8 ,*E54EL<E4 LA,ER) ]
[ HERE HE CALLS PROPHE P!"H AS #O$ ON EARH%
[ NO,E> A<A,AR 5EAN4>
&n Hin'( )ytholo*y . the descent of a deity to the earth in an
incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god ]
,o the other $ategory belong being# of fire an! !arkne## &ho#e
re#(e$ti"e #ar!ar# are Ibli# an! 7hanna# &ith &ho% are a##o$iate!
the fir#t three $ali(h# 5u.a&iya Ai#ha et$) [*ERE *E *A4 9LA6E8
,*E FIR4, ? 6ALI9*4 5:.AWI=A ; AI4*A A5ONG ,*E I3LI4 ;
7*ANNA4) A4,AG*FAR:LLA*] The intermixture of the two categories of
beings produces combinations which may be externally recognized.
9art t&o
The second part of the treatise is mainly concerned with the correspondence of the
avatars through the ages. Thus manifestations of Benyamin are Noah, Jesus and
provisionally (mihman) Rustam of the Persian epic; those of Razbar: Bilkis, the
Queen of Saba; Mary, the mother of Jesus, etc.; those of Sayyid Muhammad:
Zoroaster, Muhammad, etc. Next we are given the history of Sultan Sahak (shak)
and of his successors.
9art three
The third part relates the personal experiences of Hajj Ne'matollah and the
commandments which he received from Go! !uring hi# 'ourney to the beyon!
1#afar-I ukba 0 notably hi# %i##ion to unite the @A Ahl-e *aqq khana!an# to
gi"e ab#olution fro% #in# 1 a2 khiyanat (ak na%u!an 0 an! to inter$e!e
1#hifa.at 0 &ith the Lor! of ,i%e ) [*E I4 6LAI5ING ,O *A<E RE6EI<E8 WA*I
FRO5 ALLA*) *A4 IN,ER6E8E8 WI,* ALLA* ,*:4 O3,AINING
9:RIFI6A,ION ; FORGI<ENE44 FOR @A A*LE *ABB FA5ILIE4 W*O5 *E
6ALL4 A4 7*AN8AN4]
9art four
The fourth part is a full description of rites and customs (amr wa-nahy), with the
Gurani text of the formulae recited on each occasion.
aqq al- aq+yiq y+ Sh+hn+mah- i aq,qat
The style of H aqq al-H aqyiq y Shhnmah- i H aqqat is poetic. There is an entire
chapter about Ali /,he beginning &a# Ali an! the en! i# Ali) 3oth &orl!# are
lu%inou# fro% the light of Ali) Ali i# the %anife#tation of the (ure e##en$e of
Go! *e i# the 7ing an! Lor! of both &orl!#) A #(arkle of *i# e##en$e like the
#un a((eare! at %y ti%e) I be$a%e #o illu%inate! by hi% that I kne& of no
Go! other than *i% )/ [*E ,ER54 ALI A4 EB:AL ,O ALLA* A4 7ING LOR8
E44EN6E OF GO8 ALL ,*E A,,RI3:,E4 OF ALLA* *E GI<E4 ,O ALI)
A4,AG*F:RALLA*]
Other -orks
Hajj Nemat wrote about 20 books and essays. Among them is Edalat Nameh (The
book of Justice) which is concerning government. 8orqan ol-A)h>ar, %hah-Nama,
and @uch-e @urdi (in Kurdish verse) are all about the same subject. He also has a
"Masnavi" in Persian and there i# a book of hi# (re!i$tion#) In thi# book the
!uration of the 9ahla"i !yna#ty an! their !e#tiny in Worl! War II $an be foun!
an! there are al#o (re!i$tion# about Worl! War III an! other #ub'e$t#.
[EC,EN4I<EL= 9R9AGA,E8 3= 4=E8 DAI8 *A5I8 IN 9A7I4,AN ON E<ER=
FOR5 OF 5E8IA 49EE6* ; WRI,ING)]
Referen.es
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H6eu-ieme partieIF in Re"ue !u 5on!e 5u#ul%anF 4olumes J014-J04F
1A21F 2K'-3K2
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www.britannica.com
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Toumari=Ahl- Haqq", e!ue de "istoire des eligions, volume XCV, No. 1,
January 1928, pp. 90-105.
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page 394 (1982)
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Society, 1953.
Klippel, Ernst. (nter )rusen* Kurden und 'eufelsanbetern, Berlin: Ullstein,
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Nur Ali Elahi, Burhan al-Haqq, Edited by Taqi Tafazoli, Tehran: Amir Kabir,
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