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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Al-Bistami
بايزيد: شيخ الشطح والفناء.
Dhu'l-Nun
المصري: حكيم الإخميم وأول الأدب.
Al-Tustari
سهل بن عبد الله: عالم القلوب.
The school
من خراسان إلى بغداد: النقل.
The legacy
الزهد يصير علمًا: التصوف ينضج.
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Overview
A path through the ascetics of the east: al-Bistami in Bistam, Dhu al-Nun in Egypt, and Sahl al-Tustari in Ahvaz. Sufism before Baghdad.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Eastern Mystics”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-mystics-east/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.