Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr

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Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr was an influential 10th–11th century Persian Sufi mystic and poet renowned for his role in shaping early Sufi thought and literature.

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Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr canonical 4
Abu Sa'id 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim theologian
Persian poet
Sufi mystic
historical figure
associatedWith Khorasanian school of Sufism
Nishapur
linked to: Neyshabur

Sufi khanqah tradition
birthDate 0967
birthPlace Greater Iran
Khorasan
Mihna
near Nishapur
burialPlace Khorasan
Mihna
deathDate 1049
deathPlace Khorasan
Mihna
denomination Sufism
era 10th century
11th century
ethnicity Persian
fullName Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
genre mystical poetry
rubaiyat
givenName Abu Sa'id
hasDisciples numerous Sufi followers in Khorasan
influenced Persian Sufi poetry
development of Sufi khanqahs
later Sufi mystics
knownFor emphasis on love of God
paradoxical mystical sayings
simple and direct spiritual teaching
language Persian
legacy major figure in classical Persian Sufism
subject of later Sufi hagiographies
movement early Persian Sufism
nativeName ابوسعید ابوالخیر
linked to: Abu Saʿid
notableFor influencing Persian Sufi literature
public Sufi gatherings
shaping early Sufi thought
use of rubaiyat in mystical teaching
occupation Sufi master
mystic
poet
teacher
philosophicalSchool Islamic mysticism
region Khorasan
religion Islam

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Farid ud-Din Attar influencedBy Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Attar of Nishapur influencedBy Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr givenName Abu Sa'id
linked to: Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr fullName Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Attar Nishapuri influencedBy Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr