Abu al-Husain al-Nuri
Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Nuri (died 908 AD), known also as Nuri, was a famous early Sufi saint. He was of Persian origins, but born in Baghdad in 840 CE where spent most of his life. He is the author of Maqamat al-qulub (Stations of the Hearts).
Also recorded as Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri · Abu al-Hasan al-Nuri
Abu al-Husain al-Nuri
- Name
- Saint Nuri
- Born
- c. 840 C.E.
- Birthplace
- Baghdad
- Died
- c. 908 C.E.
- Nationality
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Occupation
- ascetic · poet · mystic
- Languages
- Arabic · Persian
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Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Nuri (died 908 AD), known also as Nuri, was a famous early Sufi saint. He was of Persian origins, but born in Baghdad in 840 CE where spent most of his life. He is the author of Maqamat al-qulub (Stations of the Hearts).
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He is famous for saying, "I love God and God loves me". Nuri and several of his friends were accused of heresy and charged in 878 C.E. Nuri offered to be tried before his companions. The regent at the time was impressed by such magnanimity and investigated the case and found these Sufis to be good Muslims. Thus he set the accused free. Nuri was exiled to Raqqa in Syria, and returned later on. Poetry and statements from Nuri are narrated in popular Sufism. According to popular accounts, he gained the title "Nuri" because he "radiated light when talking". He was acquainted with Junayd Baghdadi.
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• Name — Saint Nuri • Titles — Mystic • Born — c. 840 C.E. • Birthplace — Baghdad • Died — c. 908 C.E. • Place of death — Baghdad • Venerated In — Islam, Sunni • Influences — Muhammad • Major Works — Stations of the Hearts Notable early
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1) Sufism is neither ritual nor knowledge, because if it was a ritual, it would be gained through practice and if it were knowledge, it would be gained through teachings, but Sufism is a moral thing and it is gained by adopting the morals and habits of Allah. 2) The name of enmity with creatures and friendship with God is Sufism.
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- 1.Carl W. Ernst, "Words of ectasy in Sufism", SUNY Press, 1985. pg 97: "A Sufi of Iranian origin (d. 907) was one of the most eminent mystics of Baghdad
- 2.N. Hanif, Biographical encyclopaedia of Sufis: Central Asia and Middle East, p. 368
- 3.Al-Sarraj, Pages From the "Kitab al-Luma', ed. AJ. Arberry (London: Luzac, 1947), p. 5
- 4.Al-Sulami, Tabaqat, 153 = Sh., 166
- 5.Carl W. Ernst, "Words of ectasy in Sufism", SUNY Press, 1985. pg 98
- 6.Biography of saints, Attar, pg. 252
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