Abd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri
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Abd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri 🇮🇷

عبد الكريم بن هوازن القشيري (Known as "Imam al-Qushayri")
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Born Aug 01, 0986 🇮🇷 Ustuwa (Nishapur), Samanid Empire
Passed Away Dec 25, 1072 Nishapur, Seljuk Empire
Lifespan 86 years old
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"Sufism is taking hold of realities and abandoning that which is in the hands of created beings."

Archival Overview

Eminent Shafi'i jurist, Ash'ari theologian, and Sufi master whose 'Al-Risalah al-Qushayriyya' is the definitive classic handbook defining authentic spiritual path and stations.

Biographical Record

Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri (986–1072 CE) was born in Khorasan and studied under Abu Ali al-Daqqaq, mastering Hadith, jurisprudence, and theology.

Alarmed by distortions in Sufi practice, he authored his celebrated Epistle (Al-Risalah) in 1045, systematically documenting the lives, sayings, and technical terminology of eighty early saints.

Key Life Milestones

1045

Publication of Al-Risalah al-Qushayriyya

Completed his landmark Epistle, definitively grounding Sufi terminology and stations in the Quran and Sunnah.

1065

Lata'if al-Isharat Composed

Authored his profound mystical commentary on the Quran, acclaimed for harmonizing literal and spiritual meanings.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mausoleum of Al-Daqqaq and Al-Qushayri
Nishapur, Iran
GPS: 36.2133, 58.7958
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