Sufyan al-Thawri

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<region> scholar Medieval era
Name:	Sufyan al-Thawrt ibn Said
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The Eight Ascetics

Sufyan al-Thawrt ibn Said Amir ibn Abd al-Qays Abu Muslim al-Khawlani Uwais al-Qarni Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym Aswad ibn Yazid Masruq ibn al-Ajda' Hasan al-Basri

Sufyan al-Thawri ibn Said (d.778) was a tabi'i Islamic scholar and well-known saint of Kufa, of whom a great number of anecdotes are recorded. He was one of the 'Eight Ascetics,' who included (usual list) Amir ibn Abd al-Qays, Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, Uways al-Qarani, al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym, al-Aswad ibn Yazid, Masruq ibn al-Ajda', and Hasan al-Basri. It is said that he was offered high office positions during the Umayyad caliphate but consistently declined.^[1]

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