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Saints and Tombs of Tûs

4 sourced records · 2 verified locations

The atlas holds 4 sourced records for Tûs; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 2 Saint · 2 Scholar.

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Abu Ali al-Farmadi

A great Sufi of Tus in Khorasan; he was a student of al-Qushayri and a disciple of Abu'l-Qasim al-Jurjani. In the Naqshbandi chain he is the link between Abu'l-Hasan al-Kharaqani and Yusuf al-Hamadani, uniting the Bakri and Alawi branches of the silsila, and he is remembered for his spiritual influence on Imam al-Ghazali. He died in Tus in 477 AH (1084 CE); his grave is in Tus, but no cross-verified coordinates for its exact present location exist, so no pin is given. (Sources: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam 'EBÛ ALİ el-FÂRMEDÎ'; Encyclopaedia Iranica.)

TûsDied 477 AHView

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Abu Bakr al-Nassaj al-Tusi

Abu Bakr al-Nassaj al-Tusi (d. 487/1094) was a leading Sufi master of Khurasan. He lived in Tus and was a disciple and successor of Abu al-Qasim al-Gurgani (d. 450/1058). His most renowned student was Ahmad al-Ghazali, who according to the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ('Ahmed el-Gazzâlî') attended his scholarly circles; academic literature also records contact with Imam al-Ghazali. He is counted among the representatives of the ecstatic, love-centered Khurasani temperament, which through his student Ahmad al-Ghazali profoundly shaped Persian love mysticism. In the Mevlevi chain transmitted by Aflaki he is the link between Muhammad al-Zajjaj and Ahmad al-Ghazali (TDV, 'Mevleviyye'). His grave is traditionally placed in Tus, but as its location could not be verified by two independent sources, no map pin is given.

TûsDied 487 AHView

Scholar

Ferdowsi

Author of the 'Shahnameh', Iran's national epic, a great poet born in Tus. His work, completed over some thirty years, was decisive in preserving Persian language and literature. He died at Tus c. 411/1020 and was buried in his own garden. His monumental tomb (1928-1934, remodeled 1969) is an important site in Tus. (Sources: TDV; Encyclopaedia Iranica.)

TûsDied 411 AHView

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Imam al-Ghazali

Known as 'Hujjat al-Islam', one of the most influential scholars and Sufis in Islamic thought, renowned for epoch-making works in jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and Sufism (above all the Ihya' Ulum al-Din). Born in Tabaran in Tus and died there in 505/1111. His grave's exact location is DISPUTED: a memorial (maqam) stone stands beside the Haruniyeh Dome in Tus, the true grave lost after Mongol destruction. The coordinate is that of the Haruniyeh memorial. (Sources: TDV; Wikipedia 'Haruniyeh Dome'.)

TûsDied 505 AHView

Saints and Tombs of Tûs

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Records in Tûs

Abu Ali al-Farmadi

Abu Bakr al-Nassaj al-Tusi

Ferdowsi

Imam al-Ghazali

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