Bayazid Bastami

Summary

Bayazid Bastami is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bastam^[2]. He was born on +0804-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Bastam District^[4]. He died on +0846-04-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a sheikh^[6], educator^[7], and teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Bayazid Bastami was born in Bastam^[2].
• Bayazid Bastami passed away in Bastam District^[4].
• Bayazid Bastami was born on +0804-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Bayazid Bastami died on +0846-04-16T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Bayazid Bastami died on +0848-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Burial took place at Bayazid Bastami Shrine (Bastam)^[11].
• Burial took place at Bayazid Bostami Shrine (Chittagong)^[12].
• Bayazid Bastami held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate^[13].
• Bayazid Bastami worked as a sheikh^[6].
• Bayazid Bastami's professions included educator^[7].
• Bayazid Bastami worked as a teacher^[8].
• Bayazid Bastami's religion is recorded as Islam^[14].
• Bayazid Bastami's image is recorded as Abu yazid.png^[15].
• Bayazid Bastami is recorded as male^[16].
• Bayazid Bastami's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Bayazid Bastami's ISNI is recorded as 0000000071485982^[18].
• Bayazid Bastami's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65340789^[19].
• Bayazid Bastami's GND ID is recorded as 118934139^[20].
• Bayazid Bastami's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82005897^[21].
• Bayazid Bastami's Commons category is recorded as Bayazid Bastami^[22].
• Bayazid Bastami's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z4gp^[23].
• Bayazid Bastami's given name is recorded as Tayfur^[24].
• Bayazid Bastami's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 30509064X^[25].
• Bayazid Bastami studied under Dhul-Nun al-Misri^[26].
• Bayazid Bastami studied under Shaqiq al-Balkhi^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bayazid Bastami was born in Bastam^[2]. He was born on +0804-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Studied under Dhul-Nun al-Misri^[26], a theologian^[28], 0796–0860^[29], of Abbasid Caliphate^[30], specialised in Sufism^[31]; Shaqiq al-Balkhi^[27], a theologian^[32]; Abū Turāb al-Nakhshabī^[33]; and Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi^[34], an ulema^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sheikh^[6], educator^[7], and teacher^[8].

Personal Life

Bayazid Bastami's religion is recorded as Islam^[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +0846-04-16T00:00:00Z^[5] and +0848-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10]. Bayazid Bastami died in Bastam District^[4]. Recorded place of burial include Bayazid Bastami Shrine (Bastam)^[11] and Bayazid Bostami Shrine (Chittagong)^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Bayazid Bastami include Sheikh Bastami Mosque^[36], a mosque^[37], in Iran^[38].

Why It Matters

Bayazid Bastami ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

He has been cited as an influence by Muhammad Iqbal^[41], a philosopher^[42], 1877–1938^[43], of British Raj^[44], awarded the Sir^[45], specialised in poetry^[46] and Attar of Nishapur^[47], a philosopher^[48], 1145–1221^[49].

Entities named for him include Sheikh Bastami Mosque^[36], a mosque^[37], in Iran^[38].

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 sheikh^[6], educator^[7], and teacher^[8].

Who did Bayazid Bastami influence?

Bayazid Bastami has been cited as an influence by Muhammad Iqbal^[41] and Attar of Nishapur^[47].