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Al-Hasan
البصري: خطيب الزهد الأول.
Ma'ruf
الكرخي: زاهد بغداد وشيخها.
Ibrahim
أمير بلخ يترك الملك: أسطورة الزهد.
Zuhd
ترك الدنيا: مفهوم ومراتب.
Toward Sufism
من الزهد إلى التصوف: التحول.
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Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
A path through early asceticism: al-Hasan al-Basri preaches, Rabi'a's story is told, and al-Karkhi in Baghdad. Asceticism before Sufism.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Early Ascetics”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-ascetics-early/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.