Junayd of Baghdad

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Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.

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Label Occurrences
Junayd of Baghdad canonical 8
al-Junayd 6
al-Junayd of Baghdad 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century person ⓘ
Baghdadi scholar ⓘ
Islamic scholar ⓘ
Muslim theologian ⓘ
Sufi mystic ⓘ
Sunni Muslim ⓘ
associatedWith Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri ⓘ
early Baghdad Sufi circle ⓘ
centuryActive 9th century ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
diedIn Baghdad ⓘ
doctrine combination of Sharia and Haqiqa ⓘ
sober Sufism ⓘ
emphasized adherence to Islamic law in mysticism ⓘ
discipline in spiritual practice ⓘ
inner purification ⓘ
era Abbasid era ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
honorific Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) ⓘ
influenced Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri ⓘ
linked to: al-Qushayri

Sufi metaphysical terminology ⓘ
al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to: al‑Ghazali

later Sufi orders ⓘ
knownFor articulation of sober Sufism ⓘ
development of early Sufi doctrine ⓘ
emphasis on spiritual sobriety over ecstatic excess ⓘ
influence on later Sufi thought and practice ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legacy central authority in Sufi manuals and hagiographies ⓘ
frequently cited in classical Sufi literature ⓘ
movement Sufism ⓘ
name Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
al-Junayd al-Baghdadi ⓘ
occupation Sufi master ⓘ
teacher of Islamic mysticism ⓘ
placeOfActivity Baghdad ⓘ
region Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
schoolTradition Baghdadi school of Sufism ⓘ
taught annihilation of the self (fana) with continued sobriety ⓘ
necessity of spiritual guidance by a master ⓘ
union with God understood in a guarded, non-literal sense ⓘ
teacherOf Abu Bakr al-Shibli ⓘ
al-Hallaj ⓘ
linked to: al‑Hallaj
theologicalOrientation Sunni orthodox ⓘ
viewedAs model of sober saintliness in Sufi tradition ⓘ
one of the founders of classical Sufism ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

al-Hallaj → influencedBy → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
subject linked to: al‑Hallaj
Sari al-Saqati → influenced → al-Junayd ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Sari al-Saqati → relative → al-Junayd ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Sari al-Saqati → teacherOf → al-Junayd ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Sayyid al-Taifa → associatedWith → al-Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Sayyid al-Taifa → traditionallyAttributedTo → al-Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Sayyid al-Taifa → notableBearer → al-Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad → name → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
Tadhkirat al-Awliya → notableFigureIncluded → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
Baghdad school of Sufism → associatedWith → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
Baghdad school of Sufism → keyFigure → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
Kitab al-Luma' → mentions → al-Junayd ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
ʿAbd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri → influencedBy → al-Junayd ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
al-Junayd al-Baghdadi → givenName → al-Junayd ⓘ
linked to: Junayd of Baghdad
Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri → associatedWith → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
Abu Bakr al-Shibli → notableStudentOf → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ
Abu Bakr al-Shibli → influencedBy → Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ