Al-Junayd of Baghdad c. 830 – 910
Al-Junayd of Baghdad (c. 830 – 910) was a Persian philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd of Baghdad was a Persian Sunni Muslim mystic and theologian and the principal founder of the school of sober Sufism that traces its lineage through him. Trained in law as well as in mystical practice, he combined strict adherence to Islamic law with a deep spiritual interiority and is honored in the Sufi tradition as Sayyid al-Ta'ifa, the master of the order. Through his pupils and his short epistles he shaped much of the subsequent Sufi tradition, and almost every major Sufi order traces its spiritual descent through him. His austere doctrine of fana, the passing away of the self in God, balanced ecstatic with sober expression.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Persian
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Islamic Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Al-Junayd of Baghdad:
“Sufism is to be with God without any attachment.”
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Attributed to Al-Junayd of Baghdad:
“The world is the lover's veil; God alone is the Beloved.”
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Attributed to Al-Junayd of Baghdad:
“Patience is the mount of every faithful traveler.”
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Attributed to Al-Junayd of Baghdad:
“He who knows God most truly speaks of God least.”
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Attributed to Al-Junayd of Baghdad:
“True annihilation of the self is the door to true union.”
Al-Junayd of Baghdad by topic
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- Al-Junayd of Baghdad was a Persian philosopher of the Medieval era.
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- Al-Junayd of Baghdad was associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
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- Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd of Baghdad was a Persian Sunni Muslim mystic and theologian and the principal founder of the school of sober Sufism that traces its lineage through him.
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