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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sahl al-Tustari | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic theologian
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Muslim mystic ⓘ Quran commentator ⓘ ascetic ⓘ early Islamic mystic ⓘ |
| activeIn | 9th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Iran
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Khuzestan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shushtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tustar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedIn | Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic theology
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Quranic exegesis ⓘ Sufism ⓘ asceticism ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri
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Abu Nasr al-Sarraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Abu Talib al-Makki NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hallaj NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Sufi manuals ⓘ later Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
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Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ early ascetic tradition of Basra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early systematic Sufi teachings
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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)
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doctrine of inner light of faith ⓘ stress on spiritual hunger and night vigil ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tafsir al-Tustari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Quran exegete
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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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