Junayd of Baghdad
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Junayd of Baghdad was a mystic and one of the most famous of the early Islamic saints. He is a central figure in the spiritual lineage of many Sufi orders.
Junayd of Baghdad invites the Christian youth to accept Islam at the Sufi meeting, witnessed by Saqati, from "Breaths of intimacy" (Nafaḥāt al-uns), by Jami (d. 1492). Persian-language manuscript created in Ottoman-held Baghdad, dated 1595
Sari al-Saqati
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Sari ibn al-Mughallis al-Saqati
Junayd of Baghdad
…296 to 298 AH (908 to 910 CE). Junayd was a Persian, with his ancestors originating in Nihawand in modern-day Iran. Al-Junayd was raised by his uncle Sirri Saqti after being orphaned as a boy. Al-Junayd's early education included teachings from Abū Thawr, Abū 'Ubayd, al-Ḥārith al-Muḥãsibī, and Sarī ibn Mughallas…
Zarih of Junayd of Baghdad and the smaller wooden zarih of his master Sari al-Saqati
Maghribi Kufic