At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Life in time
Summary
Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad ibn Khafif al-Shirazi, shaykh of the province of Fars and a man of states and stations; al-Sulami said he is today the shaykh of shaykhs and the era's landmark — none older in years nor more complete in state remained to the people; he held fast to Book and Sunna, a faqih on al-Shafi'i's madhhab; he was of amirs' sons yet renounced the world until he said: I used to gather rags from the middens, wash them and mend from them what I wore. 1
His teacher
He travelled to Shaykh Abu'l-Hasan al-Ash'ari and took from him — among his noblest pupils; Ahmad ibn Yahya said: I see tasawwuf sealed with Abu 'Abdallah Ibn Khafif; al-Subki called him shaykh of shaykhs, firm of foot in knowledge and religion; he prayed over him nearly a hundred times. 1
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 76-77
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Khafif al-Shirazi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-khafif/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.