Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz

Al-Fuḍayl ibn `lyāḍ ibn Bišr ibn Masūd Abū `Ali at-Tamīmi al-Yarbu`i al-Ḫurāsāni
الفضيل بن عياض بن مسعود بن بشر أبو على التميمي اليربوعي الخراساني
Died 803
Mecca
Honored in Islam
Influenced Ibrahim ibn Adham

Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz (d. 803 / AH 187, الفضيل بن عياض also transliterated Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad and variants; full name Al-Fuḍayl ibn `lyāḍ ibn Bišr ibn Masūd Abū `Ali at-Tamīmi al-Yarbu`i al-Ḫurāsāni; also al-Talaqani) is a legendary saint and mystic in Sufi tradition. According to legend, he was a native of Khorasan and was a highwayman before he repented. After his conversion he went to Kufa and later to Mecca.

He is also listed in the traditional lineage Chishti Order as the successor to Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid and the master of the legendary ascetic Ibrahim ibn Adham.

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