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Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

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Also known as Pir-i Herat, Sage of Herat, ‘Abdullah Ansari al-Harawi, Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari, Abdullah Ansari of Herat

11th-century Sufi scholar and saint

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
South Africa
Active from
1934-10-09
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Quotes

  • The heart in which love and compassion for all living beings resides, can have no room for seeking after personal pleasures. O friend, take care to do no harm to any living creature; to hurt his creation is to forget the Creator.

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Key facts

Title
Shaykh al-Islām , Sage of Herat
Born
May 4, 1006, Herat , Ghaznavid Empire
Died
8 March 1089 (aged 82), Herat , Ghaznavid Empire
Religion
Islam
Denomination
Sunni Islam
Jurisprudence
Hanbali
Creed
Athari
Movement
Sufi
Personal ism
ʿAbd Allāh, ( عبد الله )
Patronymic nasab
Ibn Muḥammad ibn Maaz ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Jaʿfar ibn Manṣūr ibn Matt ibn Ayyub ibn Abu Ayyub , ( بن محمد بن علي بن محمد بن أحمد بن علي بن جعفر بن منصور بن مت )
Teknonymic kunya
Abū Ismāʿīl, ( أبو إسماعيل )
Toponymic nisba
al-Harawī , ( الهروي )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Abdullah
Gender
male
Citizenship
Seljuk Empire
Place of birth
Herat
Place of death
Herat
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Arabic
Religion
Islam
Student of
Al-Bayhaqi
Field of work
Hanbalism
Image
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari portrait.jpg
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date of birth
1006-05-04
Commons category
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
date of death
1089-03-08
Commons Creator page
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
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Encyclopedic overview

Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1089) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله انصاری) also known as Pir-i Herat (پیر هرات) "Sage of Herat", was a Sufi saint, who lived in Herat, Ghaznavid Empire (modern-day Afghanistan). Ansari was a commentator on the Qur'an, scholar of the Hanbali school of thought (madhhab), traditionalist, polemicist and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Persian language.

Tomb in Herat,Ghaznavid Empire (modern-day Afghanistan) Abdullah Ansari portrayed on a stamp in Tajikistan (2010). Flags of the three Persian speaking countries displayed on top: Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.

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