The article analyzes the philosophical views of Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, one of the major representatives of the doctrine of mysticism and Eastern philosophy, founder of the tarikat “Suhrawardiyya”, on the basis of the treatise “Awarif ul-maarif” (Teachings of Enlightenment). The work also covers the description of the lust, souls, sciences, reason, ingenuity of the sufi scholar, the role of his moral ideas in human perfection.