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Abū Sa‘īd al-Kharrāz

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Abū Sa‘īd al-Kharrāz, also known as "the Cobbler", was a pseudonym of Aḥmad bin ‘Īsā. He was a native of Baghdad. He had a devotion toward Sufism, and so went to Egypt and resided piously by the Ka‘bah. His profession was that of a shoemaker, and he was a disciple of Muḥammad bin Manṣūr al-Ṭūsī.

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Abū Sa‘īd al-Kharrāz, also known as "the Cobbler", was a pseudonym of Aḥmad bin ‘Īsā. He was a native of Baghdad. He had a devotion toward Sufism, and so went to Egypt and resided piously by the Ka‘bah. His profession was that of a shoemaker, and he was a disciple of Muḥammad bin Manṣūr al-Ṭūsī. He associated with Dhū al-Nūn al-Miṣrī, al-Sarī al-Saqaṭī, Abū ‘Ubayd al-Baṣrī, and Bishr bin al-Ḥārith, and derived much spiritual instruction from them.

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Died 899
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