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The Early Ascetics

الزهاد الأوائل

A trail through the first ascetics.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Al-Hasan

    البصري: خطيب الزهد الأول.

    Abu al-Hasan al-Basri · Basra

  2. Ma'ruf

    الكرخي: زاهد بغداد وشيخها.

    Maruf Al Karkhi · Baghdad

  3. Ibrahim

    أمير بلخ يترك الملك: أسطورة الزهد.

    Renunciation (zuhd) · Renunciation (zuhd)

  4. Zuhd

    ترك الدنيا: مفهوم ومراتب.

    Renunciation (zuhd) · Ihsan (excellence in worship)

  5. Toward Sufism

    من الزهد إلى التصوف: التحول.

    Tasawwuf · Al Junayd Ibn Muhammad

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Overview

A path through early asceticism: al-Hasan al-Basri preaches, Rabi'a's story is told, and al-Karkhi in Baghdad. Asceticism before Sufism.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “The Early Ascetics”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-ascetics-early/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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