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Yusuf Hamadani

Islamic Scholars, Jurists & Sufi Teachers

Yusuf Hamadani, known in full as Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani, was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages who lived from 1048 or 1049 to 1140. He was the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known as the Khwajagan, the Masters, of the Naqshbandi order, and his shrine stands at Merv, in present day Turkmenistan.

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Identity
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Male 1
Life
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1048 to 1140 1
Attributions
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account
Khwajagan 1
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Islam, Religions
Source Yusuf Hamadani (Wikipedia)

Revered In

Islam, Religions
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Nationality

Iran

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Source Yusuf Hamadani (Wikipedia)Lead sentencetier 3
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Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hammandinā, best simply known as Yusuf Hammandina (born 1048 or 1049 / 440 AH - died 1140 / 535 AH), was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages.

Located In

Baghdad

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Source Yusuf Hamadani (Wikipedia)Article texttier 3
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Born in Buzanjird (Bozineh Jerd) near Hamadan in 1048 or 1049, he moved to Baghdad when he was eighteen years of age.
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1. Yusuf Hamadani (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox
    1140 CE (535AH)
  • Lead sentence
    He was the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan (the Masters) of the Naqshbandi order.
  • Lead section: gender
    He was the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan (the Masters) of the Naqshbandi order.
  • Lead section: historicity
    Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hammandinā, best simply known as Yusuf Hammandina (born 1048 or 1049 / 440 AH - died 1140 / 535 AH), was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages.
  • Revered In: Islam, Infobox: religion
    Islam
  • Belongs to Tradition: Islam, Lead section
    was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages.
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