SHIHABUDDIN AL-SUHRAWARDI’S VIEWS ON SUFISM AND HIS SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE IN CENTRAL ASIA

In this article, Umar Suhrawardi’s views on Sufism, the practical aspects of Sufism, the division of Sufis into categories according to their way of life, the cultivation of good morals in Sufism, the acquisition of good qualities and the renunciation of bad qualities are explained.  “Awarif ul-Ma’arif” (“Knowledge of Enlightenment”), “Rashf an-nasoix” (“Drops of Admonition”), “Alam at-Tuqa” (“Signs of Piety”), “Alam al  -muridin ”(Instructions to the Murids) focuses on the analysis of the manuscript and  put forward the ideas  in it.