Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

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11th-century Sufi scholar and saint

AcademicsLived 1006 to 1089 · aged 83

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Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006-1089) also known as Pir-i Herat "Sage of Herat", was a Sufi saint, who lived in Herat, Ghaznavid Empire.

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Tomb in Herat, Ghaznavid Empire (modern-day Afghanistan)

Abdullah Ansari portrayed on a stamp in Tajikistan (2010). Flags of the three Persian speaking countries displayed on top: Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.

Academics born in the 1000s 6

Ali Hujwiri51.3 Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud49.5 Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi45.6

Udayana45.0

Niketas Stethatos44.3 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani41.7

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Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006-1089) also known as Pir-i Herat "Sage of Herat", was a Sufi saint, who lived in Herat, Ghaznavid Empire. Ansari was a commentator on the Qur'an, scholar of the Hanbali school of thought (madhhab), traditionalist, polemicist and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Persian language.