Ruzbihan al-Baqli
روزبهان البقلي
1209 CE · 606 AH
A Sufi scholar of Shiraz, known as Sadr al-Din, with contributions to several fields and one of the major writers on Persian Sufism.
At a glance
- Roles
- mystic · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- Saint (as venerated)Tradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Ruzbihan ibn Abi al-Nasr al-Baqli al-Fasawi al-Shirazi, a Sufi scholar from Shiraz, titled Sadr al-Din, according to "Mawsu'at a'lam al-ulama wa al-udaba" 1.
Standing
The encyclopedia reports that he had a share in several sciences, and that he is among the great authors of Persian Sufism 1.
Death
He died in 606 AH (1209 CE), according to the encyclopedia 1.
People and things also explored
Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Righteousness (birr)· Remembrance of God (dhikr)· Ghadab (anger)· Resolve for an act (hamm)· Envy (hasad)· Vain desire (hawa)· Haya' (modesty and shame)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ruzbihan al-Baqli”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ruzbihan-al-baqli/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.