Abu Bakr al-Warraq
Persian gnostic and Sufi sheikh
About Abu Bakr al-Warraq
Muhammad ibn Umar al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi al-Balkhi, best known as Abu Bakr al-Warraq (died 893), was a noted 9th-century Persian gnostic (ʿārif) and Sufi sheikh. Born in Tirmidh (present-day Termez, Uzbekistan), he lived and worked in Balkh (present-day Afghanistan). His nephew was Abu Isa Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi (died 892).
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Who was Abu Bakr al-Warraq?
persian gnostic and Sufi sheikh
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Abu Bakr al-Warraq died in 893.
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