Farqad Sabakhi (died 729) was an
Armenian Islamic
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ma ...
preacher and an associate of
Hasan al-Basri.
[Historical dictionary of Sufism By John Renard, pg. 87] He was thus one of the ''
Tabi'een'' (i.e. of the generation that succeeded the ''
Sahabah''). Farqad as-Sabakhi was a
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
who converted to
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...
. As-Sabakhi was known for his ascetic lifestyle and his knowledge of
Judeo-Christian scriptures.
[Islamic mysticism: a short history, pg. 14]
See also
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Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality ...
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Islam in Armenia
References
8th-century deaths
Tabi‘un
People from Basra
Converts to Islam from Christianity
Muslim missionaries
Ethnic Armenian Muslims
Armenian former Christians
Year of birth unknown
Tabi‘un hadith narrators
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