Bishr the Barefoot
Bishr the Barefoot | |
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| Theologian | |
| Born | c. 767 Merv, Abbasid Caliphate (present-day Turkmenistan) |
| Died | 841 (aged 73–74) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Influences | Prophets of Islam |
| Influenced | Ahmad Ibn Hanbal |
Bishr ibn al-Ḥārith (Arabic: بشر بن الحارث) better known as Bishr al-Ḥāfī (Bishr the Barefoot) (Arabic: بشر الحافي) was a Muslim saint born near Merv in about 767 C.E. He converted and studied Muslim tradition under Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz. Bishr became famous as one of the greatest saints in the area.