Baghdad school of Sufism
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The Baghdad school of Sufism was an early, influential current of Islamic mysticism centered in Baghdad, known for its emphasis on spiritual sobriety, ethical discipline, and the systematic articulation of mystical doctrine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystical tradition
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Sufi school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abu Bakr al-Shiblī
NERFINISHED
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Abu Saʿīd al-Kharrāz NERFINISHED ⓘ Abu ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī NERFINISHED ⓘ Abu Ḥamza al-Baghdādī NERFINISHED ⓘ Junayd of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ Sari al-Saqaṭī NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Muḥāsibī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
cautious attitude toward ecstatic utterances
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close ties to hadith and fiqh scholars ⓘ urban, scholarly milieu ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Khorasan school of Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Abbasid era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
gradual spiritual wayfaring (sulūk)
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poverty before God (faqr) ⓘ remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ repentance (tawba) ⓘ sincerity (ikhlāṣ) ⓘ states (aḥwāl) ⓘ stations (maqāmāt) ⓘ trust in God (tawakkul) ⓘ |
| emphasis |
asceticism (zuhd)
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ethical discipline ⓘ inner purification (tazkiya) ⓘ observance of Islamic law (sharīʿa) ⓘ sobriety (sahw) over ecstatic intoxication (sukr) ⓘ spiritual sobriety ⓘ systematic articulation of mystical doctrine ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
10th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Junaydi Sufism
NERFINISHED
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Khorasan school of Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Ghazali NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Sufi literature ⓘ later Sunni Sufi orders ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abu Bakr al-Shiblī
NERFINISHED
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Junayd of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ Sari al-Saqaṭī NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Muḥāsibī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early systematic Sufi manuals
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integration of Sufism with Sunni theology and law ⓘ moderation and doctrinal clarity ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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