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Mir Fandaraski:
Mir Abu’l Qasim, son of Mirza Beg ibn Amir Sadr addin Musavi Hossaini , known as Mir Fandaraski1 is one of the outstanding Islamic sages, theorophists and mystic-philosophers. He is among the greatest Shi’ite scholars, who in philosophy, metaphysics, mathematics and other Intellectual Sciences “al-Ulum al-Aqliyya” was unrivalled in his

age. Moreover, he was one of the distinguished Islamic gnostics and the head of the mystic orders. Many amazing and miraculous acts has been attributed to him. In the book: “Taraiq al-Haqaiq”, an account of his encounter with one of the Indian spiritual Masters is given and it is related, how Mir retired into the seclution of his monastry for seven years, and eventually alchemized his body into gold
The biographers have recorded that Mir passed away in the year 1050 A.1-1. when he was eighty year old. It is obvious from this account that his birth had taken place around the year 970 A.H.