Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi [SEP] place of death
Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi
Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi, in full, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Ishaq Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ya'qub al-Bukhari al-Kalabadhi (fl. late 10th Century, Bukhara) was a Persian and the author of the "Kitab at-ta'arruf", one of the most important works of Sufism composed during the first three-hundred years of Islam.
Life.
Very little is known about his life. His Arabic name (Nisba) indicates that he lived in Kalabadh (a
the mainstream against arguing with Sufis about metaphysical matters of which the mainstream had little knowledge, viewing that such a person would lose faith and that such matters should be left to experts in Sufism.
Works Quotes.
The following were recorded by Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi, translated by Arthur John Arberry:
- "Satisfaction is the anticipation of the decrees (of God) with joy." (Kalabadhi 93)
- "Poverty is the non-existence of every existent thing, and the abandonment of every lost