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Muslim / Sufi

11th Century

Afghanistan
(Middle East)

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

Timeline (1006 - 1088)

Poems by Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
Books - Links

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Sheikh Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Sheikh Ansari Jabir ibn 'Abdullah al-Ansari, also known as Ansari of Herat, was born in Herat, in western Afghanistan.

Some of Sheikh Ansari's works include Kashf al-Asrar "Unveiling of the Secrets" (Commentary of the Qur'an), Tabaquat al-Sufiyya (The Generations of the Sufis),Ê "Munajat" (Intimate Invocations) which is incorporated into the Kashf al-Asrar and in the Tabaqat.ÊÊ

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari died in Herat the year 1088, and his burial place in Herat is still a place of pilgrimage for thousands of Sufis and the faithful every year.

Poems by Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

	A Path of Devotion
	Devotion for Thee
	Empty Me of Everything But Your Love
	Give Me
	I Came
	In Each Breath
	The Beauty of Oneness
	The Friend Beside Me
	The one You kill

Recommended Books

	Abdullah Ansari of Herat: An Early Sufi Master, by A. G. R. Farhadi Amazon.com
	Ibn 'Ata' Illah the Book of Wisdom/Kwaja Abdullah Ansari Intimate Conversations, Translated by Victor Danner / Translated by Wheeler M. Thackston Amazon.com
	Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi, Translated by Mahmood Jamal Amazon.com
	Munajat: The Intimate Invocations, by Sheikh Ansari / Translated by A. G. Farhadi Amazon.com
	Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from Sufi Wisdom, by Andrew Harvey / Eryk Hanut Amazon.com
	Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs Amazon.com

Related Links:

	Afghanland.com - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari http://afghanland.com/poetry/ansari.html A brief biography online.
	Wikipedia - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwaja_Abdullah_Ansari A short biography and list of written works.
	Abdullah Ansari Shrine Complex http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=10461 Online description of Ansari's shrine in Afghanistan, with several photographs.

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