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11th-century Sufi scholar and saint

Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1089) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله انصاری) also known as Pir-i Herat (پیر هرات) "Sage of Herat", was a Sufi saint,^[7][8] who lived in Herat (modern-day Afghanistan).

Born: ; Died: March 8, (aged 83) ; Bio: Hazrat Shaikh Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat also known as Pir-i.

Born: ; Died: March 8, (aged 83) ; Bio: Hazrat Shaikh Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat also known as Pir-i.

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Khwaja Abdullah Ansari was an 11th century Islamic scholar and spiritual master who lived in Herat, Afghanistan.

Sufism or Islamic mysticism was once suppressed by the Taliban, but the sect is recovering its place in the country and its millions of followers are once more.

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Ansari was a commentator on the Qur'an, scholar of the Hanbali school of thought (madhhab), traditionalist, polemicist and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Arabic and Persian.^[9]

Life

Ansari was born in the Kohandez, the old citadel of Herat, in 1006.

His father, Abu Mansur, was a shopkeeper who had spent several years of his youth at Balkh.^[9]

Ansari was a direct descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, being the ninth in line from him.

The lineage is described, and traced in the family history records,^[10] as follows;

Abu Ismail Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, son of A