Dhu'l-Nun al-Misri

Tomb of Dhul-Nun al-Misri (AD 796-859) in Cairo's City of the dead . Dhul-Nun al-Misri ( ; born in 796 in Akhmim , Upper Egypt - 859 ) was an Egyptian Sufi saint. He was considered the Patron Saint of the Physicians in the early Islamic era of Egypt, and is credited with having introduced the concept of Gnosis into Islam . Full name is; Dhul-Nun Abu Faid Thawban ibn Ibrahim أبوالفيض ثوبان بن إبراهيم. Dhul-Nun , literately "Of the Nun", is a name that is also given to Jonah in Islamic folklore, as "nun" in ancient Arabic meant "big fish"/"whale", as it did in Aramaic where it also means "fish" ( see also Nun (Bible) and Nun (letter) ). His nickname al-Misri means 'the Egyptian', a name apparently given to him by his fellows who were not themselves of Coptic decent as he was, or during his travels outside of Egypt.

Dhu'l-Nun al-Misri ( ; pronounced Dhul-Noon; born 796 in Akhmim , Sohag Governorate ; died 246 AH) was an Egyptian Sufi saint. He was considered the Patron Saint of the Physicians in the early Islamic era of Egypt, and is credited with having specialized the concept of Gnosis in Islam . His full name is Dhul-Nun Abu Faid Thawban ibn Ibrahim أبوالفيض ثوبان بن إبراهيم. Dhu'l-Nun , literally "Lord of the Nun", is a name that is also given to the Prophet Jonah in Islamic tradition, as "nun" in ancient Arabic meant "big fish"/"whale", as it did in Aramaic where it also means "fish" ( See also Nun (Bible) and Nun (letter) ). His nickname al-Misri means 'the Egyptian', a name apparently given to him by his fellows who were not themselves of Egyptian descent as he was, or during his travels outside of Egypt.

Giza, in 245/859 or 248/862), often referred to as Dhūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī or Zūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī for short, was an early Egyptian Muslim mystic and ascetic . His surname "al Misri" means "The Egyptian" . He was born in Akhmim , Upper Egypt in 796 and is said to be of Nubian descent. Dhul-Nun is said to have made some study of the scholastic disciplines of alchemy , medicine , and Greek philosophy in his early life, before coming under the mentorship of the mystic Saʿdūn of Cairo, who is described in traditional accounts of Dhul-Nun's life as both "his teacher and spiritual director." Celebrated for his legendary wisdom both in his own life and by later Islamic thinkers, Dhul-Nun has been venerated in traditional Sunni Islam as one of the greatest saints of the early era of Sufism . Qušayrī, ʿAbd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin ibn ʿAbd al-malik ibn Ṭalḥaẗ al-Naysābūrī al-Ṣūfī; Knyš, Aleksandr Dmitrievič; Eissa, Muhammad S. Al-Qushayri's epistle on sufism: Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya fi ʿilm al-tasawwuf .

Ibrāhīm al-Miṣrī ( Arabic : ذو النون المصري ; d. Giza, in 245/859 or 248/862), often referred to as Dhūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī or Zūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī for short, was an early Egyptian Muslim mystic and ascetic . His surname "al Misri" means "The Egyptian" . He was born in Akhmim , Upper Egypt in 796 and is said to be of Nubian descent. Dhul-Nun is said to have made some study of the scholastic disciplines of alchemy , medicine , and Greek philosophy in his early life, before coming under the mentorship of the mystic Saʿdūn of Cairo, who is described in traditional accounts of Dhul-Nun's life as both "his teacher and spiritual director." Celebrated for his legendary wisdom both in his own life and by later Islamic thinkers, Dhul-Nun has been venerated in traditional Sunni Islam as one of the greatest saints of the early era of Sufism . Qušayrī, ʿAbd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin ibn ʿAbd al-malik ibn Ṭalḥaẗ al-Naysābūrī al-Ṣūfī; Knyš, Aleksandr Dmitrievič; Eissa, Muhammad S. Al-Qushayri's epistle on sufism: Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya fi ʿilm al-tasawwuf .