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Muslim / Sufi

11th Century

Iran/Per
(Middle East)

Qushayri

Timeline (? - 1074)

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Abd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri is from Nishapur in what is today Iran.

He was a disciple of the Sufi master Abu Ali ad-Daqqaq, who had been a student of Sulami.

His "Risala ila al-sufiyya" or "Epistle to the Sufis" is so widely read in Sufi circles that it is often called the "Treatise of Qushayri" or simply "Treatise," no other name required.

The Risala is an interwoven collection of brief essays on Sufism and mystical experience, often accented with anecdotes, sayings, and poetry. Its insight, clarity, and readability make it one of the most respected and studied early works on the Sufi way.

Poems by Qushayri

	My ordeal in you is that
	The round of a cup
	The Watchers
	When morning arose
	Your waking through my words to you

Recommended Books

Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Quran, Miraj, Poetic and Theological Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality), by Michael A. Sells

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Principles of Sufism, by Qushayri / Translated by B. R. Von Schiegell

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Related Links:

	Doctrine of Imam Mansur al-Hallaj http://www.sunnah.org/aqida/Hallaj_doctrine.htm A brief excerpt from Qusayri's Risala that explores the teachings of al-Hallaj

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