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Since the first Muslim hagiographies were written during the period when Sufism began its rapid expansion, many of the figures who later came to be regarded as the major saints in Sunni Islam were the early Sufi mystics, like Hasan of Basra (d. 728), Farqad Sabakhi (d. 729), Dawud Tai (d. 777-81) Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya (d. 801), Maruf Karkhi (d ...
Sufism is the mystical branch of Islam in which Muslims seek divine love and truth through direct personal experience of God. [1] This mystic tradition within Islam developed in several stages of growth, emerging first in the form of early asceticism, based on the teachings of Hasan al-Basri, before entering the second stage of more classical mysticism of divine love, as promoted by al-Ghazali ...
Rabia Basri. Rābiʼa al-ʼAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya ( Arabic: رابعة العدوية القيسية; c. 716 – 801 CE) [ 1] was an Arab Muslim saint, one of the earliest Sufi mystics and an influential religious figure. [ 2] She is known in some parts of the world as Hazrat Rabia Basri, Rabia Al Basri or simply Rabia Basri. [ 3]
Islamic mythology is the body of myths associated with Islam and the Quran. Islam is a religion that is more concerned with social order and law than with religious ritual or myths. [ 1][ 2] The primary focus of Islam is the practical and rational practice and application of the Islamic law. Despite this focus, Islamic myths do still exist. [ 1]
Junayd of Baghdad ( Persian: جُنیدِ بَغدادی; Arabic: الجنيد البغدادي) was a Hashemite mystic and one of the most famous of the early Islamic saints. He is a central figure in the spiritual lineage of many Sufi orders. [ 4][ 5] Junayd taught in Baghdad throughout his lifetime and was an important figure in the ...
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Al-Hallaj memorized the Qur'an before he was 12 years old and would often retreat from worldly pursuits to join other mystics in study at the school of Sahl al-Tustari. [9] During this period al-Hallaj lost his ability to speak Persian and later wrote exclusively in Arabic. [7] [9] Al-Hallaj was a Sunni Muslim. [2] [3]
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