Al-Hasan al-Basri

الحسن البصري

A trail through the shaykh of the Tabi'un.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Origins

    مولى أم سلمة: المدينة ثم البصرة.

    Abu al-Hasan al-Basri · Basra

  2. Zuhd

    خطيب الزاهدين: أدب النفس قبل الفقه.

    Abu al-Hasan al-Basri · Renunciation (zuhd)

  3. Qadar

    رسالة القدر لعبد الملك: أول كلام.

    Qadar (divine decree) · Abu al-Hasan al-Basri

  4. The students

    قتادة ويونس وأيوب: مدرسة البصرة.

    Basra · Isnad

  5. The legacy

    في التصوف والكلام: جد المدارس.

    Tasawwuf · Ilm al-kalam (speculative theology)

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Overview

A path through the shaykh of the Successors: an orphan from Medina becomes the imam of Basra, with asceticism, destiny and politics. The scholar without rival in his century.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Hasan al-Basri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-hasan-basri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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