Bayazid Bastami
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Summary
Bayazid Bastami was born on January 1, 804[1], in Bastam[2]. He died on April 16, 846[3], in Bastam District[4]. He worked as a sheikh[5], educator[6], and teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,459 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of death: 848[9]
- Place of burial: Bayazid Bastami Shrine (Bastam)[10], Bayazid Bostami Shrine (Chittagong)[11]
- Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate[12]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[13]
- Sex or gender: male[14]
- Commons category: Bayazid Bastami[15]
- Given name: Tayfur[16]
- Student of: Dhul-Nun al-Misri[17], Shaqiq al-Balkhi[18], Abū Turāb al-Nakhshabī[19], Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi[20]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[21]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[22]
- Name in native language: بایزید بسطامی[23]
- Lifestyle: mysticism[24]
- Culture: Greater Iran[25]
- Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[26]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Bayazid Bastami include Sheikh Bastami Mosque[27], a mosque[28], in Iran[29].
Why It Matters
Bayazid Bastami has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
He has been cited as an influence by Muhammad Iqbal[32], a philosopher[33], 1877–1938[34], of British Raj[35], awarded the Sir[36], specialised in poetry[37] and Attar of Nishapur[38], a philosopher[39], 1145–1221[40].
Entities named for him include Sheikh Bastami Mosque[27], a mosque[28], in Iran[29].
FAQs
Where was Bayazid Bastami born?
Bayazid Bastami was born in Bastam[2].
Where did Bayazid Bastami die?
Bayazid Bastami died in Bastam District[4].
What did Bayazid Bastami do for work?
Bayazid Bastami worked as a sheikh[5], educator[6], and teacher[7].
Who did Bayazid Bastami influence?
Bayazid Bastami has been cited as an influence by Muhammad Iqbal[32] and Attar of Nishapur[38].