Malik ibn Dinar
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Malik ibn Dinar was an early Muslim ascetic and traditionist renowned as one of the pioneering figures of Sufism in Basra and a model of piety and renunciation in Islamic spirituality.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim scholar
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Sufi figure ⓘ ascetic ⓘ early Muslim saint ⓘ traditionist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basran school of early Sufism
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Hasan al-Basri NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
model of zuhd in early Islam
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one of the earliest Sufis of Basra ⓘ |
| era | Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic ethics
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hadith ⓘ zuhd (asceticism) ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfReports | zuhd and raqaʾiq (softening-the-heart) narratives ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic ascetic literature
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later Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
asceticism
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early Sufism in Basra ⓘ piety ⓘ renunciation of worldly life ⓘ transmission of hadith ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
ideal of simple living and poverty for God’s sake
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model of early Islamic renunciant ⓘ |
| moralTeaching |
condemnation of attachment to wealth
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encouragement of constant remembrance of God ⓘ stress on sincere repentance ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on the hereafter
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exhortations to fear God ⓘ stories of repentance ⓘ |
| occupation |
hadith transmitter
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preacher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Basra
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
anecdotes in biographical dictionaries of saints
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sayings preserved in Sufi literature ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | friend of God (wali) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Sunni Sufi tradition ⓘ |
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