Imam Abu Yazid al-Bistami

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Islamic_scholar
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bayazid_Bastami
gptkbp:associatedWith early Persian Sufism
gptkbp:birthDate circa 804 CE
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Tayfur_Abu_Yazid_al-Bistami
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bistam,_Iran
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bistam,_Iran
gptkbp:deathDate circa 874 CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imam Abu Yazid al-Bistami
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Al-Hallaj
Sufi orders
later Sufi thinkers
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legacy regarded as one of the greatest Sufi saints
gptkbp:notableFor concept of fana (annihilation of self)
pioneering Sufi mysticism
gptkbp:notableQuote Subhani! Ma a'zama sha'ni! (Glory be to me! How great is my majesty!)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous Sufi hagiographies
poetry and stories in Sufi literature
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Abu_Musa_al-Dibbi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sunni_Sufis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7