Ibrahim ibn Adham
Ibrahim ibn Adham also called Ibrahim Balkhi and Ebrahim-e-Adham (Persian: ابراهیم ادهم); c. 718 – c. 782 / AH c. 100 – c. 165 is one of the most prominent of the early ascetic Sufi saints.
Ibrahim ibn Adham (إبراهيم بن أدهم) | |
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| Born | Ibrahim ibn Mansour ibn Zayd ibn Jabir Al-'Ijli c. 718 Balkh |
| Died | c. 782 |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Major shrine | Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham, Jableh, Syria |
| Influences | Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ |
| Influenced | Khwaja Sadid ad-Din Huzaifa al-Marashi, Shaqiq al-Balkhi |
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The story of his conversion is one of the most celebrated in Sufi legend. Sufi tradition ascribes to Ibrahim countless acts of righteousness, and his humble lifestyle, which contrasted sharply with his early life as the king of Balkh (itself an earlier centre of Buddhism). As recounted by Abu Nu'aym, Ibrahim emphasised the importance of stillness and meditation for asceticism. Rumi extensively described the legend of Ibrahim in his Masnavi. The most famous of Ibrahim's students is Shaqiq al-Balkhi (d. 810).
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