Thibon, Jean-Jacques

Abū ʿAmr Ismāʿīl b. Nujayd b. Aḥmad b. Yūsuf b. Sālim b. Khālid al-Sulamī, known as Ibn Nujayd , was a Shāfiʿī scholar, a reputed traditionist, and an esteemed Ṣūfī, the disciple and successor of Abū ʿUthmān al-Ḥīrī (d. 298/910) and the last of his disciples to die. He was born …

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 raise…