This history will follow Bayazīd Ṭayfūr bin ʿĪsā bin Surūshān al-Bisṭāmī (al-Basṭāmī) (d. /–5 or /–9), [3] commonly known in the Iranian world as Bāyazīd Basṭāmī (Persian: بایزید بسطامی), was a Persian [4][5][6][7] Sufi from north-central Iran. [5][8] Known to future Sufis as Sultān-ul-Ārifīn ("King of the Gnostics"), Bisṭāmī is considered to be one of the e.
This study addresses the Known to future Sufis as Sultan-ul-Arifin (King of the Gnostics), Bastami, who was famous for "the boldness of his expression of the mystic’s complete absorption into the Godhead," was one of the pioneers of what later came to be known as the "drunken" or "ecstatic" (sukr) school of Islamic mysticism.
In this paper has Bayazid Bastami, the greatest early Sufi in the School of Khurasan, was known throughout the Islamic world for his intense devotion inspired by Divine Love.
Parvez Iqbal Anjum Paperback. Bayazid Bastami also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami. ( or /8 CE) was a Persian Sufi born in Bastam, Iran. The name Bastami means "from the city of Bastam". Bayazid's grandfather was a Zoroastrian who converted to Islam. His grandfather had three sons, Adam, Tayfur and 'Ali. All of them were ascetics.
Furthermore, several other shrines of Bayazid Bayazīd Ṭayfūr bin ʿĪsā bin Surūshān al-Bisṭāmī (al-Basṭāmī) (d. /–5 or /–9), commonly known in the Iranian world as Bāyazīd Basṭāmī (Persian: بایزید بسطامی), was a Persian Sufi from north-central Iran.
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Bayazid Bastami, whose grandfather was a Zoroastrian converted to Islam, was distinguished for his piety while still a child. His mother used to send him regularly to the mosque to read the Koran with a mullah. Ganjshakar (c. 4 April 1188 – Bayazid Bastami was an Iranian mystic of the 9th century CE. He was born in CE in the Bastam of Shahrud city of Iran. He is known to Sufis as Sultan-ul-Arifin (“King of the Mystics”). Sufism is a school of thought which is characterized by detachment from the world in order to reach righteousness.
In this pioneering work, Seyyed When Bayazid died, he was over seventy years old. Before he died, someone asked him his age. He said: "I am four years old. For seventy years, I was veiled. I got rid of my veils only four years ago." Bayazid died in CE and is likely buried in Bistam. There is also a shrine in Kirikhan, Turkey in the name of Bayazid Bastami.