Sahl

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Sahl was a prominent early Muslim mystic and ascetic, best known as Sahl al-Tustari, whose teachings significantly influenced Sufi thought.

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instanceOf Islamic theologian
Muslim mystic
Quran commentator
ascetic
early Islamic mystic
activeIn 9th century
birthPlace Iran NERFINISHED
Khuzestan NERFINISHED
Shushtar NERFINISHED
Tustar NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
diedIn Basra NERFINISHED
era Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis
Sufism
asceticism
fullName Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari NERFINISHED
givenName Sahl NERFINISHED
influenced Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri NERFINISHED
Abu Nasr al-Sarraj NERFINISHED
Abu Talib al-Makki NERFINISHED
al-Hallaj NERFINISHED
classical Sufi manuals
later Sufi metaphysics
influencedBy Hadith
Quran NERFINISHED
early ascetic tradition of Basra
knownFor early systematic Sufi teachings
emphasis on constant remembrance of God
emphasis on inner meanings of the Quran
extreme ascetic practices
influential Quran commentary
kunya Abu Muhammad NERFINISHED
language Arabic
movement Sufism NERFINISHED
name Sahl al-Tustari NERFINISHED
notableIdea doctrine of continuous divine watchfulness (muraqaba)
doctrine of inner light of faith
stress on spiritual hunger and night vigil
notableWork Tafsir al-Tustari NERFINISHED
occupation Quran exegete
Sufi master
religious scholar
region Iraq NERFINISHED
religion Islam
religiousBranch Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
schoolOfThought early Baghdadi–Khurasani Sufi tradition
tradition Sunni Sufism NERFINISHED

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