Abdullah Ansari
May 4, 1006 –March 8, 1089
Poet, Theologian, Writer, Mystic
Lived 82 years
- Born in
- Herat
- Passed away in
- Herat
Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1089) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله انصاری) also known as Pir-i Herat (پیر هرات) "Sage of Herat", was a Sufi saint, who lived in Herat, Ghaznavid Empire (modern-day Afghanistan). Ansari was a commentator on the Qur'an, scholar of the Hanbali school of thought (madhhab), traditionalist, polemicist and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Persian language.
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