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Al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī (; ), full name Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Bashir al-Tirmidhi (d. c. 869) was a Persian Sunni jurist (faqih) and traditionist (muhaddith) of Khorasan, but is mostly remembered as one of the great early authors of Sufism.

Information about his life and scholarly and creative activities can be found in the works by Taj ad-Din al-Subki (Tabaqat Ash-Shafiyya Al-kubra), al-Khatib al-Baghdad (Tarikh Baghdad), Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Lisan al-Mizan), Sulami (Tabaqat As-Sufiyya) and in a number of other treatises.

He received criticism from other traditionalists, however al-Dhahabi defended him, saying, "He is a leader in Hadith".

Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi speaks about his life in his book Bad'u Shaani Abu Abdullah ("The Beginning of Abu Abdullah's Pursuit"), published in Beirut in 1965 by Yakh'ya Ismail Usman, together with the work of the scientist in Khatm Al-Awliya ("Seal of the Saints").

Life Tirmidhi was apparently born between 820 and 825 AD in Termez, Khorasan, nowadays Uzbekistan. His father was a scholar of hadith and a jurist; his early education appears to have been very orthodox. He was reared as a scholar of hadith and fiqh (law), more specifically, the Hanafi school of law that was dominant in eastern territories of Iran. However he also held the Hanbalis in greet esteem. The range of Tirmidhi's education did include the sciences, such as Greek natural science and philosophy. His subsequent reference to learning the use of the astrolabe, implying a knowledge of astronomy and mathematics, has been given different interpretations. "There is no trace of influence from 'natural science' in his writings." But being a Sufi Master is enough to accept that he did. His works touch on Kalam and Aqeedah, and he entered into rational disputation with the Mutakillimun of his era, and maintained a critical attitude of them. His works, containing a variety of content, cannot be considered entirely in the category of mystical works, or in the category of hadith sciences, nor in the category of philosophical works, or in the category of kalam or jurisprudence.

Indeed, when Al-Tirmidhi was asked whether it is possible to see God, he replied simply, "Yes," However, when the man acquired further as to exactly how he can be seen, al-Tirmidhi replied, "As he is known here." To this the man replied, "And how is he known here?" Al-Tirmidhi replied, "As He will be seen there," He furthers the idea that man will see God but not fully see everything of him - commenting on the Quranic verse, "Vision comprehendeth Him not, but he comprehendeth (all) vision. He is the Subtile, the all Aware." that God is not completely visible in all of his aspects in either this world or the next, but people will be able to him some of his qualities without seeing everything of him - as indicated by the usage of the word adraka (to grasp or to see everything) in the verse.

He had 62 editions and 108 titles. His works can be divided into six parts: Tafsir (Quranic exegesis), Hadith (prophetic tradition), Fiqh (jurisprudence), Arabic terminology, anthropology, and the theory of sainthood. Some of his works are:

Nawadir al-usul fi ma'rifat ahadith al-rasul ("The unique principles that emerge from the knowledge of the traditions of the Messenger”), a collection of rare hadith, it consists of 391 chapter. Ghawr al-umur ("The depth of things”) al-Manhiyyat ("The religious prohibitions”) al-Akyas ("The wise ones”) Al-amtal min al-Kitab wa-l-Sunna ("The book of parables drawn from the Quran and Sunna”) al-Furuq wa-man al-taraduf ("Terminological variations and the impossibility of synonymy in Arabic”) Khaqiyqat Al-Odamiyya ("Book about the Nature of a Man") Adab an-Nafs ("Bringing up the Soul"). al-Radd 'ala al-Mu'attila ("The reply to those who deny God's attributes") Khatm al-awliya''' ("The seal of the saints")Kitab as-Salat va Makasidiha (A Book about Prayer and its Aims)Kitab Al-Hajj va Asrarihi (A Book about Pilgrimage and its Secrets)Al-Ihtiyatat ("The book of Precautions")Kitab Al-Jumal Al-Lazim Ma'rifitiha (A Book about Sentences that Should be Known)Tahsil naza'ir al-Qur'an ("Polysemy in the Qur'an”)al-'Aql wa-l-hawa ("Intellect and passion as opposites”) Kitab al-Tawhid ("Book of Monotheism")Kitab al-Masayil al-Maknuna ("Book of the Hidden Issues")Jawab Kitab Uthman ibn Sa'id min ar-Rayy. ("Answer to the Book of Uthman Ibn Sa'id from Reason")Bayan al-Kasbi ("Sermon on the Earner")