Muhammad Pārsā's life, works, and mystical views

Muhammad Pārsā, one of the leading caliphs of Bahā' al-Dīn Naqshband, the leader of Naqshbandiyya, was born in Bukhara in 746/1345 and died in Medina in 822/1420. There has not made enough academic research in Turkey about Muhammad Pārsā, who lived during the Tīmūrid period and spent almost all of his life in Bukhara. The investigation of such an important figure in terms of Naqshbandiyya his life and the mystical vision is of the utmost importance. With this study that prepared, Muhammad Pārsā's life, works, and mystical views are revealed. This study consists of an introduction, three chapters, and a conclusion. In the introduction, the subject, purpose, importance, and method of the research were stated, the sources used in the study were evaluated, and the political, social, scientific, religious, and mystical conditions of the Tīmūrid period, the period in which Muhammad Pārsā lived, were examined. In the first chapter, Muhammad Pārsā's life, scientific and literary personality, and mystical personality are emphasized and his influences are mentioned. In the second part, the sources that Muhammad Pārsā referenced were evaluated, his works were discussed in detail, and the belonging of his works was discussed and it was determined whether they belonged to him or not. In the third chapter, Muhammad Pārsā's views on mystical issues were determined and analyzed. In the conclusion part, the obtained results are presented.