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Abu
Ismaïl
Abdullah
al-Herawi
al-Ansari or Abdullah
Ansari
of
Herat (1006–1088)
known
as Pir-i
Herat
Sage
of
Herat
was
a
Muslim Sufi saint who
lived
in
the
11th
century
in Herat
(modern-day Afghanistan).
One
of
the
outstanding
figures
of
5th/11th
century
Khorasan,
Ansari
was
a
commentator
of
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
Abu
Ismaïl
Abdullah
al-Herawi
al-Ansari or Abdullah
Ansari
of
Herat (1006–1088)
known
as Pir-i
Herat
Sage
of
Herat
was
a
Muslim Sufi saint who
lived
in
the
11th
century
in Herat (modern-day Afghanistan).
One
of
the
outstanding
figures
of
5th/11th
century
Khorasan,
Ansari
was
a
commentator
of
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
He
excelled
in
the
knowledge
of Hadith,
history,
and ʻilm
al-ansāb.
He
wrote
several
books
on Islamic
mysticism and
philosophy
in Persian and Arabic.
His
most
famous
work
is
"Munajat
Namah"
(literally
'Litanies
or
dialogues
with
God'),
which
is
considered
a
masterpiece
of Persian
literature.
After
his
death,
many
of
his
sayings
recorded
in
his
written
works
transmitted
by
his
students
were
included
in
the
Tafsir
of
Maybudi,
"Kashf
al-Asrar"
(The
Unveiling
of
Secrets).
This
is
among
the
earliest
complete
Sufi Tafsirs (exegesis)
of
the
Quran
and
has
been
published
several
times
in
10
volumes.
He
used
to
avoid
the
company
of
the
rich,
powerful
and
the
influential.
His
yearly majlis-e
wa'az was
attended
by
people
from
far
and
wide.
Whatever
his
disciples
and
followers
used
to
present
to
him
was
handed
over
to
the
poor
and
the
needy.
He
is
said
to
have
had
a
very
impressive
personality,
and
used
to
dress
gracefully.
Khwajah
Abdullah
Ansari
of
Herat
was
a
direct
descendant
of Abu
Ayyub
al-Ansari,
a
companion
of
the
Islamic
prophet
Muhammad,
being
the
ninth
in
line
from
him.
The
lineage
is
described,
and
traced
in
the
family
history
records,as
follows;
Abu
Ismail
Khajeh
Abdollah
Ansari, son
of Abu
Mansoor
Balkhi, son
of Jaafar, son
of Abu
Mu'aaz, son
of Muhammad, son
of Ahmad, son
of Jaafar, son
of Abu
Mansoor
al-Taabi'i, son
of Abu
Ayyub
al-Ansari.
In
the
reign
of
the
third Rashid
Caliph, Uthman,
Abu
Mansoor
al-Taabi'i
took
part
in
the
conquest
of
Khorasan,
and
subsequently
settled
in
Herat,
his
descendant
Khwajah
Abdullah
Ansari
died
there
in
1088.
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