al-Khuldī, Jaʿfar

by Thibon, Jean-Jacques

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Abū Muḥammad al-Khawwāṣ Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. Nuṣayr b. al-Qāsim, known as Jaʿfar al-Khuldī (b. 252–3/866–7, d. 348/959), was a transmitter of ḥadīth (statements, actions, or approbations of the Prophet) and a Ṣūfī master renowned for his anecdotes. 1. Life He was born and raised in Baghdad. “Khuldī” (lit., paradisal) was a moniker purportedly given to him by al-Junayd (d. 297/910), the great Baghdadi mystic of Persian origin, on a day when he had answered his questions brilliantly, but the name

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Abū Muḥammad al-Khawwāṣ Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. Nuṣayr b. al-Qāsim, known as Jaʿfar al-Khuldī (b. 252–3/866–7, d. 348/959), was a transmitter of ḥadīth (statements, actions, or approbations of the Prophet) and a Ṣūfī master renowned for his anecdotes. 1. Life He was born and raised in Baghdad. “Khuldī” (lit., paradisal) was a moniker purportedly given to him by al-Junayd (d. 297/910), the great Baghdadi mystic of Persian origin, on a day when he had answered his questions brilliantly, but the name

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei634

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eng Islam

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Thibon, Jean-Jacques

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