Value of Knowledge in Sayyed 'Ali Bin 'Usman Al-Hujwiri

The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between philosophy and sufism. In the history of Philosophy there are many schools formed by different understanding of knowledge. Reason, experience and intuition being different aspects of knowledge constitute Rationalism, Experientialism and Intuitionalism. Sufi may be considered a representative of intuitionalist side. According to this approach solemn measure of our actions guided by intuition. This kind of knowledge has a transcendental feature. It is gifted not acquired.But if we go early formative period of school of sufism we see also priority of reason and value of rational knowledge. As a case study we will shed light on al-Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) In his system. Hujwiri, establishing a moderate link between the Revealed Law (sharia) and the Truth (haqiqa), and arguing that the Revealed Law without the Truth is a sanctimony while the Truth without the Revealed Law is hypocrisy. He tried to reconcile circumstances with truth and fight against fake and pseudo Sufis. He derived his strength in this struggle from his allegiance to the decisive informational authority of the Qur'an and the Sunna. Hujwiri had underlines, before Ibn Rushd, the Qur'anic verses that encourage thinking and reasoning.Contemplating about God's acts and wise purposes behind them gives an intellectual competence to a person. It makes reason operational. Hujwiri also competently addresses philosophical problems. He criticizes the sophists who doubt that knowledge can be obtained