Abu al-Hasan al-Tamimi | |
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| Saint, Mystic | |
| Born | 929
CE; 317
AH Yemen |
| Died | 981/2
CE; 371
AH
[1] Yemen |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Preceded by | Abu Bakr Shibli |
| Succeeded by | Abu al-Fadl al-Tamimi |
| Major shrine | Yemen |
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Abu al-Hasan 'Abd al-'Aziz b. al-Harith b. Asad b. al-Layth al-Tamimi (929–981/2 CE; 317–371 AH) [2] ( Arabic: أبو الحسن عبد العزيز بن الحارث بن أسد بن الليث التميمي) was a Muslim saint who belonged to the Junaidia order. [3]
Biography
Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi was the disciple of Abu Bakr Shibli [4] and became his successor ( khalifah) on 21 Muharram 340 AH. He was an ardent worshipper and ascetic. He was an individual of high spirituality and perception and was known for his remarkable wit and learning. Yemeni was a part of his name as he was born and lived in Yemen. He belonged to the tribe Banu Tamim [5] of Arabia thus part of his name was Tamimi. [6]
Spiritual Lineage
- Muhammad
- 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib
- al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī
- Habib al Ajami
- Dawud Tai
- Maruf Karkhi
- Sirri Saqti
- Junaid Baghdadi, the founder of Junaidia silsila
- Abu Bakr Shibli
- Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni al-Tamimi
He conferred khilafat[ further explanation needed] to his son and disciple Abu al-Fadl al-Tamimi who continued the order.
See also
References
- ^ H. A. R. Gibb (1967). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Archive. p. 10.
- ^ A. Kevin Reinhart (1995). Before Revelation: The Boundaries of Muslim Moral Thought. SUNY Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781438417066.
- ^ Muhammad Hisham Kabbani (2003). Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi tradition. ISCA. ISBN 978-1-930-40910-1.
- ^ Kenneth Avery (15 May 2014). Shibli: His Life and Thought in the Sufi Tradition. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-1-438-45179-4.
- ^ Kister, M. J. (November 1965). "Mecca and Tamīm (Aspects of Their Relations)". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 8 (2): 113–163. doi: 10.2307/3595962. JSTOR 3595962.
- ^ Daphna Ephrat (3 August 2000). A Learned Society in the Period of Transition:The Sunni Ulama of Eleventh Century Baghdad. SUNY Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-791-44645-4.
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