Saint Farqad Sabakhi
Preacher, Mystic, Theologian
Bornc. 650-70 C.E.
Armenia
Diedc. 729/30 C.E.
Venerated inIslam
InfluencedMaruf Karkhi
Tradition or genre
Ascetic Sufism

Farqad Sabakhi (died 729) was an Armenian Islamic preacher and an associate of Hasan al-Basri.[1] He was thus one of the Tabi'een (i.e. of the generation that succeeded the Sahabah). Farqad as-Sabakhi was a Christian who converted to Islam. As-Sabakhi was known for his ascetic lifestyle and his knowledge of Judeo-Christian scriptures.[2]

Fuqayyim ibn Ya'qub al-Subkhi was a Muslim ascetic and preacher from Basra. He is known for a number of his sayings, including:

"I read in the Torah: 'He who wakes up sad about the world is angry with his Lord, the Exalted.' 'He who sits with a rich man and humbles himself before him loses two-thirds of his religion.' 'He who is afflicted with a calamity and complains to people is only complaining to his Lord, the Exalted.'" "The kings of the Children of Israel killed their readers of the Torah because of religion, while your kings kill you because of the world. So leave them and the world alone."

He died during the plague in Basra in 131.

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References

  1. ↑ Historical dictionary of Sufism By John Renard, pg. 87
  2. ↑ Islamic mysticism: a short history, pg. 14


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