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The Eastern Mystics

زهاد خراسان

A trail through the eastern ascetics.

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Persia & Central Asia
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Al-Bistami

    بايزيد: شيخ الشطح والفناء.

    Bayazid al-Bistami · Nishapur

  2. Dhu'l-Nun

    المصري: حكيم الإخميم وأول الأدب.

    ذو النون المصري · ذو النون المصري

  3. Al-Tustari

    سهل بن عبد الله: عالم القلوب.

    Sahl Al Tustari · Tasawwuf

  4. The school

    من خراسان إلى بغداد: النقل.

    Bayazid al-Bistami · Al Junayd Ibn Muhammad

  5. The legacy

    الزهد يصير علمًا: التصوف ينضج.

    Tasawwuf · Renunciation (zuhd)

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Overview

A path through the ascetics of the east: al-Bistami in Bistam, Dhu al-Nun in Egypt, and Sahl al-Tustari in Ahvaz. Sufism before Baghdad.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Eastern Mystics”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-mystics-east/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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