Ecstatic SufismSufiHistorical figure

Bayazid Bastami

804–846 · Bastam

About

Bāyazīd Basṭāmī,, commonly known as the Sultān-ul-Ārifīn was a Persian Sufi who became famous for his bold articulation of fanāʾ–the Sufi notion of self-annhilation.

Sufi tradition
Ecstatic Sufism
Arabic

Biography

Bāyazīd Basṭāmī,, commonly known as the Sultān-ul-Ārifīn was a Persian Sufi who became famous for his bold articulation of fanāʾ–the Sufi notion of self-annhilation.

Teachings & topics

Divine loveRemembrance (dhikr)MysticismThe heart

Lineage & relations

Teachers

  • Dhu'l-Nun al-Misri

    Teacher

  • Shaqiq al-Balkhi

    Teacher

  • Abū Turāb al-Nakhshabī

    Teacher

  • Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi

    Teacher