Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani
Abu Ya'qub Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-Sijistani (Arabic: أبو يعقوب إسحاق بن أحمد السجستاني) or al-Sijzi (السجزي) was a 10th-century Persian Ismaili missionary active in the northern and eastern Iranian lands. His life is obscure, but he was a prolific writer, who played a crucial role in the infusion of Neoplatonic ideas into Isma'ili theology.
Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani | |
|---|---|
| Title | Chief da'i of Rayy, Sijistan, and Khurasan |
| Personal | |
| Died | 971 |
| Religion | Isma'ili Shi'a Islam |
| Flourished | 930s–971 |
| Known for | Introduction of Neoplatonism into Isma'ili theology |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Abu Hatim al-Razi (Rayy), Muhammad al-Nasafi (Khurasan) |
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