Aḥmad b. ʿĀṣim al-Anṭākī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Aḥmad b. ʿĀṣim al-Anṭākī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Knysh, Alexander D.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060568
Doc. NO	:	ALei965
Main Entry	:	Knysh, Alexander D.
Title & Author	:	Aḥmad b. ʿĀṣim al-Anṭākī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Knysh, Alexander D.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(917 words)
Abstract	:	Aḥmad b. ʿĀṣim al-Anṭākī (d. between 220/835 and 239/853) was a Syrian mystic, who is credited with several works on mystical psychology and introspection. His nisba indicates that he had his roots in Antioch; we know little else about his background. He associated himself with the foremost Syrian ascetic and mystic of the age, Abū Sulaymān al-Dārānī (d. 215/830), as a companion or, more likely, as a disciple. He is said to have met another celebrated ascetic and moralist of Samarqandī origin, Fuḍayl b. ʿIyāḍ (
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei965.pdf