Ibn Khafif
Ibn Khafif | |
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The tomb of Ibn Khafif is in the old traditional quarters of Shiraz. | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 882, Shiraz |
| Died | 371 AH (981/982CE), Shiraz |
| Era | Medieval era |
| Region | Damascus |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
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| Background |
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Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Khafif (882-982) known as al-Shaykh al-Kabir or Shaykh al-Shirazi was a Persian mystic and sufi from Iran. He is credited with bringing Sufism (tasawwuf) to Shiraz.
He was a Baghdad-educated Shafi'ite legal scholar who had also studied under al-Ash'ari, the theologian in Basrah. In Baghdad he knew Ruwaym, Hallaj, and Shibli. After spending much of his life away from his hometown of Shiraz, he returned there to die.