Al-Darani
Abū Sulaymān al-Dārānī (Arabic: أبو سليمان الداراني) was an ascetic sage of the 2nd–3rd/8th–9th century and one of the earliest theoreticians of formal mysticism in Islam.
Basil of the Hearts Abu Sulayman al-Darani | |
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| Born | 140 AH = 757 AD Wasit or Darayya |
| Hometown | Wasit |
| Residence | Damascus |
| Died | 205 AH = 820 AD 215 AH = 830 AD Buried in Darayya |
| Venerated in | Sunni Islam |
| Influences | Sufyan al-Thawri, 'Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid |
| Influenced | Al-Junayd |
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He was held in honour by the Sufis and was called the "Sweet Basil of Hearts" (Rayhān al-Qulūb). He is distinguished by his austerities and acts of self-mortification. He spoke in subtle terms concerning the practice of devotion. He developed the doctrine of gnosis (ma'rifa), and he was also the first to preach the science of 'time' (waqt) as essential for preserving one's state (hal) and allow hope to predominate over fear.
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