Sahl al-Tustari
9th-century Persian scholar and mystic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sahl al-Tustarī (Arabic: سهل التستري) or Sahl Shushtarī (Persian: سهل شوشتری) according to Persian custom, born Abū Muḥammad Sahl ibn ʿAbd Allāh (c.818 CE (203 AH) – c.896 CE (283 AH)), was a Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and early classical Sufi mystic.[1] He founded the Salimiyah Muslim theological school, which was named after his disciple Muhammad ibn Salim.[2]
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Sahl al-Tustarī | |
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Born | c. 818 CE (203 AH) in Shushtar, Iran |
Died | c. 896 CE (283 AH) in Basra, Iraq |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Region | Ahwaz |
Main interest(s) | Sufism, Islamic theology |
Notable work(s) | Tafsir |
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Tustari is most famous for his controversial claim that "I am the Proof of God for the created beings and I am a proof for the saints (awliya) of my time"[1] and for his well-known Tafsir, a commentary on and interpretation of the Qur'an.