Sahl al-Tustari

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Sahl al-Tustari was a 9th-century Persian Sufi mystic and Qur’anic exegete known for his early formulations of mystical theology and profound influence on later Sufi thinkers.

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instanceOf 9th-century scholar
Muslim theologian
Persian person
Qur’anic exegete
Sufi mystic
associatedWith Khurasani Sufi tradition
early Basran Sufism
birthDate c. 818
birthPlace Khuzestan
Persia
Shushtar
Tustar
deathCentury 9th century
deathDate c. 896
denomination Sunni Islam
doctrine asceticism and spiritual discipline
emphasis on constant remembrance of God (dhikr)
emphasis on inner meanings of the Qur’an
era Abbasid Caliphate
ethnicity Persian
field Islamic spirituality
Islamic theology
Qur’anic studies
fullName Sahl al-Tustari self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari
givenName Sahl
influenced ʿAbd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri
surface form: Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri

al‑Hallaj
surface form: al-Hallaj

al-Qushayri
al-Sulami
later Sufi exegetes
knownFor early formulations of mystical theology in Islam
influence on later Sufi metaphysics
one of the earliest Sufi Qur’anic commentaries
kunya Abu Muhammad
language Arabic
Persian
mainInterest Islamic mysticism
Qur’anic exegesis
Sufism
name Sahl al-Tustari self-link
notableWork Tafsir al-Tustari
region Iran
Iraq
religion Islam
schoolOfThought early Sufi mysticism
teacherOf al‑Hallaj
surface form: Mansur al-Hallaj
tradition Sunni Sufism
view stressed the role of divine light in the heart of the believer

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al‑Hallaj influencedBy Sahl al-Tustari
subject surface form: al-Hallaj
Sahl al-Tustari name Sahl al-Tustari self-link
Sahl al-Tustari fullName Sahl al-Tustari self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari
Mihna notableVictim Sahl al-Tustari
this entity surface form: Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari