Ibn Khafif
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Mohammad Ibn Khafif known as Sheikh-i Kabir (882-982) was a mystic and sufi from Iran.
He is credited with bringing Sufism to Shiraz for the first time. [1]
He is buried in Shiraz, Iran. His tomb is a public library today in Shiraz.
[edit] References
- ^ Limbert, John W., Shiraz in the Age of Hafez: The Glory of a Medieval Persian City. University of Washington Press. 2004. ISBN 0-295-98391-4. p.112.
Other references:
- Arberry's Shiraz p61-85
- Shadd al-Izar, p38-46
- Shiraznameh, p125-130
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