Week 4: Sufi Saints

Week 4: Stories of Sufi Saints

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Reading Overview

The readings this week are taken from a collection of Saints' Lives by Attar; you can find a link to the complete work online at the bottom of each page.

Background Reading

Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz
Ebrahim ibn Adham
Dho ‘l-Nun al-Mesri, "The Egyptian"
Yusof ibn al-Hosain
Ahmad ibn Harb
Hatem al-Asamm, "The Deaf"
Ma‘ruf al-Karkhi, "From Karkh"
Mohammad ibn Ali al-Termedhi, "From Termedh"
Mohammad ibn Esma’il al-Nassaj, called "Khair"
The Passion of al-Hallaj, "The Carder"

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