Beshr ibn al-Harethby Farid al-Din Attar Abu Nasr Beshr ibn al-Hareth al-Hafi was bornnear Merv c. 150(767) and was converted from alife of dissipation, studied Traditions in Baghdad,then abandoned formal learning for the life of amendicant, destitute, starving and barefoot. Hedied in Baghdad in 227 (841). He was admired byAhmad ibn Hanbal and respected by […]
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Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 6-Section 2: Ebrahim ibn Adham
Ebrahim ibn Adham by Farid al-Din Attar Anecdotes of Ebrahim ibn Adham One day Ebrahim ibn Adham was asked, “What befell you, that you quit your kingdom?”
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 6-Section 1: Ebrahim ibn Adham
Ebrahim ibn Adham by Farid al-Din Attar Abu Eshaq Ebrahim ibn Adham, born in Balkh of pure Arab descent, is described in Sufi legend as a prince who renounced his kingdom (somewhat after the fashion of the Buddha) and wandered westwards to live a life of complete asceticism, earning his bread in Syria […]
Imam Hussain Ibn Ali (AS) the third Imam.
Second son of Fatima (SA) and Ali (AS) Hussain (AS) was born on 3rd Shabaan, 4th year of Hijri (10.1.626 AD) When he was born the Holy Prophet was given the news of the birth of his 2nd grandson.
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 5 : Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz
Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz by Farid al-Din Attar Abu ‘Ali al-Fozail ibn ‘Iyaz al-Talaqani was born in Khorasan, and in the beginning of his career he is said to have been a highwayman. After conversion he went to Kufa and later to Mecca, where he resided for many years and died in 187 […]
IBN SINA ABU ‘ALI AL-HUSAYN (980-1037)
Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina is better known in Europe by the Latinized name “Avicenna.”
Jabir ibn Abd-Allah Ansari
Miracle of Islam: Excavation of the Graves of true Companions of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) Though in normal cases and circumstances the dead bodies in the grave decompose and disintegrate yet there are proofs where the dead bodies of martyrs, prophets and saints have been found intact when their graves were dug.
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī (Persian: محمد زکریای رازی Mohammad-e Zakariā-ye Rāzi), known as Rhazes or Rasis after medieval Latinists, (August 26, 865 – 925) was a Persian[1][2] polymath,a prominent figure in Islamic Golden Age,[3] physician, alchemist and chemist, philosopher, and scholar.[4]
Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj
This is the story of Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj who was born in Madinaal-Bayda, a little village in the ancient province of Fars, in southernPersia, in the year 224 A.H./857 C.E., two years before his Masteral-Junayd, may Allah be pleased with them both.