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Sufi saints or wali (Arabic: ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental role in spreading Islam throughout the world. [1] In the traditional Islamic view, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ...
Eschewing a purely academic approach, Shah gave an overview of Sufi concepts, with potted biographies of some of the most important Sufis over the ages, including Rumi and Ibn al-Arabi, while simultaneously presenting the reader with Sufi teaching materials, such as traditional stories or the jokes from the Mulla Nasrudin corpus.
Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi (1781-1867), was an 18th-century influential Sufi, saint and Islamic scholar. Muhamamad Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi (1896–1997), the great grandson of Uthman. Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi and leader of the Sipay Rizgari group during the Iran-Iraq war.
Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi (c. 1145 – 1234) was a Persian [1] [2] Sufi and nephew of Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi.He expanded the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya that had been created by his uncle Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, and is the person responsible for officially formalizing the order. [3]
Junayd taught in Baghdad throughout his lifetime and was an important figure in the development of Sufi doctrine. Like Hasan of Basra before him, was widely revered by his students and disciples as well as quoted by other mystics. Because of his importance in Sufi theology, Junayd was often referred to as the "Sultan". [6]
The Shadhdhuli School for tranquility of being and illumination of hearts Green Mountain branch, located in Charlottesville, Virginia; A biography of Muhammad ibn al Habib of the Darqawi branch; Tariqa Burhaniya as Shadhiliya Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; The Founders of the Shadhili Order; Nasheed group based in Avignon, France.
Ibrahim's family was either from Persian nobles of the region or from Arab origins from Kufa in what is now Iraq.He was born in Balkh, now in Afghanistan.Most prominent sources and writers traced his lineage back to Abdallah al-Aftah, the son of Ja'far al-Sadiq, himself the son of Muhammad al-Baqir, and the great-great-grandson of Husayn ibn Ali.
Muhammad Ghawth (Ghouse, [1] Ghaus or Gwath [2] [3]) Gwaliyari (1500–1562) was a 16th-century Sufi master of the Shattari order and Sufi saint, a musician, [4] and the author of Jawahir-i Khams (Arabic: al-Jawahir al-Khams, The Five Jewels). The book mentioning the life and miracles of Gaus named " Heaven's witness" was written by Kugle.