Bishr al-Ḥāfī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Bishr al-Ḥāfī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Cooperson, Michael

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061061
Doc. NO	:	ALei1458
Main Entry	:	Cooperson, Michael
Title & Author	:	Bishr al-Ḥāfī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Cooperson, Michael
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,035 words)
Abstract	:	Bishr b. al-Ḥārith, Abū Naṣr (b. c.152/769, d. 227/841 or 842), called al-Ḥāfī (“the barefoot”), was an ascetic famous for his rejection of worldly endeavours, among which he included the study of ḥadīth . He was born in the vicinity of Merv, to an eminent Iranian family of early converts to Islam and supporters of the ʿAbbāsid revolution. He was a fatā , that is, a member of a young men’s brotherhood or gang of bandits. At an unknown date he moved to Iraq, evidently to
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1458.pdf