Abdussamad Esfahani
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Nur al-Din Abdul Samad ibn Ali al-Isfahani (Persian: نورالدین عبدالصمد نطنزی), or Abdussamad Esfahani was an ascetic sage of the 13th century. Al-Isfahani hailed from Isfahan and stayed in Natanz.[1] He was a student of Najib al-Din Bozgush Shirazni, himself a student of Shihab al-Din Umar Suhrawardi. His importance in Sufism stems from the fact that he was the teacher of Abdul Razzaq al-Kashani,[2] the author of Ta'wilat al-Qur'an, a famous mystical exegesis (interpretation) of the Qur'an.[3] Al-Isfahani died in 1299[2] and he was succeeded by Shams al-Din Natanzi in his tariqah.
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Nur al-Din | |
Born | Nur al-Din Abdul Samad ibn Ali al-Isfahani Isfahan |
Residence | Natanz |
Died | 1299 Natanz |
Venerated in | Suhrawardi Sufi Order |
Major shrine | Tomb of Shaykh Abdul Samad, located within the Jameh Mosque of Natanz |
Influences | Najib al-Din Bozgush Shirazni |
Influenced | Abd al-Razzaq Kāshānī |
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