Habib al-Ajami

Habib ibn Muhammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri known also as Habib Ajami and Habib al-Farsi (the Persian ) ( , ) was a Muslim mystic and traditionalist , and Sufi saint. Born in Persia, al-Ajami was an usurer by profession. He settled in Basra . He later renounced worldly life and became a mystic. He was a disciple of Hasan of Basra . He was known for performing miracles. Abridged from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya by Farid al-Din Attar .

Habib ibn Muhammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri ( ) known also as Habib al-Ajami ( حبيب العجمي ) and Habib al-Farsi ( حبيب الفارسي ) was a Muslim Sufi mystic, saint, and traditionalist of Persian descent. Habib al-Ajami settled in Basra , where his shrine is. He is a disciple of Hasan al-Basri . His disciple is Daawūd al-Tai. Abridged from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya by Farid al-Din Attar .

8th century Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and traditionalist Habib ibn Muhammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri ( ) known also as Habib al-Ajami ( حبيب العجمي ) and Habib al-Farsi ( حبيب الفارسي ) was a Muslim Sufi mystic, saint, and traditionalist of Persian descent. Different dates for his death are given in the sources, such as 113 AH (731 CE), 120 (738), 125 (743), and 130 (747-48). Habib-i Ajami settled in Basra , where his shrine is. He is a disciple of Hasan al-Basri . His disciple is Dāwūd al-Tai . According to Ibn Hajar , Habib is a solid hadith narrator. Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Sirrin, Abu Tamima al-Hujaymi and Bakir bin Abdullah narrated hadiths from him, and Sulayman al-Taymi, Hammad bin Salama, Jafar bin Sulayman and Mu'tamir bin Sulayman reported from him. Bukhari also mentioned him in al-Adab al-Mufrad (I, 366) and al-Tarikh al-Kabir (II, 326). Although Ibn al-Jawzi says that Habib, the narrator of the hadith, is another person, this information should be viewed with caution unless it is confirmed by other sources. Abridged from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya by Farid al-Din Attar .