Abdullah Ansari
Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1088) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله انصاری) also known as Pir-i Herat (پیر هرات) "Sage of Herat", was a Muslim Sufi saint who lived in Herat (modern-day Afghanistan). Ansari was a commentator on the Qur'an, scholar of the Hanbali school of thought (madhhab), traditionalist, polemicist and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Arabic and Persian.
Abū Ismāʿīl al-Harawī | |
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Abdullah Ansari portrayed on a stamp in Tajikistan (2010) | |
| Title | Shaykh al-Islām, Sage of Herat |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1006 |
| Died | 1088 (aged 81-82) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
| Movement | Sufi |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | ʿAbd Allāh (عبد الله) |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | Ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Jaʿfar ibn Manṣūr ibn Matt (بن محمد بن علي بن محمد بن أحمد بن علي بن جعفر بن منصور بن مت) |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abū Ismāʿīl (أبو إسماعيل) |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Harawī (الهروي) |
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