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Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

11th-century Sufi scholar and saint
Person human Q558205

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
1006, April 1006, May 4, 1006[9][10]
Date of death
March 8, 1089
Place of birth
Herat
Place of death
Herat
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate, Seljuk Empire[12][13]
Occupation
poet, theologian, writer, mystic
Field of work
Sufism, poetry, Hanbalism[14][15][16]
Religion or worldview
Islam[20]
Notable work
منازل السائرين, ذم الكلام وأهله (كتاب)[18][19]
Student of
Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani, Al-Bayhaqi[23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic, English[26][27]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[29]
Described by source
al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[25]
Given name
Abdullah[22]
Name in native language
عبد الله بن محمد بن علي الأنصاري الهروي[28]
Place of burial
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum[11]
Student
Yusuf Hamdani[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en ‘Abdullah Ansari al-Harawi en Abdullah Ansari of Herat en Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari en Khwaja Abdullah Ansari en Pir-i Herat en Sage of Herat ar أبو إسماعيل الهروي ar الخواجة عبد الله الأنصاري ar عبد الله بن محمد الأنصارى الهروي ar أبو إسماعيل الأنصاري الهروي ar عبد الله بن محمد بن علي الأنصاري الهروي، أبو إسماعيل de Pir e Herat fa خواجه عبد الله انصاری fa خواجه عبدالله انصاری fa خواجه عبداللّه انصاری fa خواجهٔ عبداللّهٔ انصاری fr Khawâdjâ Abdallâh al-Ansârî fr ‘Abd Allāh b. Muhammad al-Ançārī fr ‘Abd Allāh b. Muhammad al-Anṣārī fr Abdullāh Ansārī
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000115614935
VIAF cluster ID
19703891
Library of Congress authority ID
n80013285
GND ID
11891099X, 1052877508
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari portrait.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
10304738
Angelicum ID
222
BIBSYS ID
90203396
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
2203
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12086405c
Biblissima authority ID
Western Austria
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01324431
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CONOR.BG ID
57751141
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11162511
CiNii Research ID
1981993809650996890
Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
1-2391
De Agostini ID
Anṣārī+ʽAbdallāh
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11891099X
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
25593
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Persian cat
EBAF authority ID
148338
EGAXA ID
vtls000866951
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
ansari-abu-ismail-abdullah-ibn-muhammad-haravi
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Khwajah-Abd-Allah-al-Ansari
FAST ID
49697
Freebase ID
/m/09ndcp
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
695499
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
abdalla-ansari-759143
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/740741899872
IdRef ID
029184363
Iranica ID
abdallah-al-ansari
Islamic Philosophy ID
7, 136
IxTheo authority ID
079687644
Libraries Australia ID
35859479
Libris-URI
86lnn9fs03z8spq
MMB ID
100726
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01852673
NLA Trove people ID
1119470
NUKAT ID
n2002067899
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000000218
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007256729605171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812644249905606
National Library of Russia ID
7727571
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072430303
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3869785
Open Library ID
OL5836123A, OL2347392A, OL5730011A, OL175640A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095402371
PUG authority ID
197896
Parsifal cluster ID
2533, 296757
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
2545
RERO ID (legacy)
A006242882
Rodovid ID
726329
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
17822
SELIBR ID
176094
SNAC ARK ID
w6dr30ns
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
2664
Shamela author ID
140
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
herevi-hace-abdullah
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10304738, ADV11058553, ADV11058552
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/29162
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
abd-allah-ansari
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXxt4cMx8KVhdMF7dJDq
Yale LUX ID
person/6d05812c-e739-4718-b671-cf57747cf579

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 3
poetry, Sufism, Hanbalism
Occupation 3
writer, poet, theologian
Country of citizenship 2
Abbasid Caliphate, Seljuk Empire
Student of 2
Al-Bayhaqi, Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani
Teachers 2
Al-Bayhaqi, Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Persian cat
Given name 1
Abdullah
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Arabic
Named after 1
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum
Place of birth 1
Herat
Place of burial 1
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum
Place of death 1
Herat
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Yusuf Hamdani
Students 1
Yusuf Hamdani
← Dedicated to 1
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum
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Summary

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari was born on January 1, 1006[1], in Herat[2]. He died on March 8, 1089[3], in Herat[4]. He worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], writer[7], and mystic[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Khwaja Abdullah Ansari include Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum[30], a mausoleum[31], in Afghanistan[32], founded in 1425[33].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum[30], a mausoleum[31], in Afghanistan[32], founded in 1425[33].

FAQs

Where was Khwaja Abdullah Ansari born?

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari's place of birth was Herat[2].

Where did Khwaja Abdullah Ansari die?

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari died in Herat[4].

What did Khwaja Abdullah Ansari do for work?

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], writer[7], and mystic[8].

Related Entities

Abbasid Caliphate Herat poetry

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  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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