Al-Junayd al-Baghdadi, Master of the Baghdad Sufis

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ScholarMaster of the Baghdad Sufis

Al-Junayd al-Baghdadiالجنيد البغدادي

Approximate dateBaghdad

Called 'master of the group', he tied the spiritual path firmly to the Quran and Sunnah.

Trained in fiqh and taught the inner path by his uncle Sari al-Saqati, he favoured sober self-control over ecstatic outbursts. He said: 'This knowledge of ours is bound to the Quran and the Sunnah.'

What grew out of it?

Most Sufi orders trace their chains through him.

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