Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad
الفضيل بن عياض
Born: 725 CE (107 AH)Died: 803 CE (187 AH)
Biography
Full biography coming soon. A renowned ascetic and hadith transmitter who, according to tradition, was a highway robber before his dramatic repentance upon hearing a Quranic verse. Al-Fudayl settled in Makkah and became one of the most revered spiritual authorities of his age, known for making Harun ar-Rashid weep.
Books
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Details
- Era
- tabi tabii
- Category
- scholar
- Birth Place
- Samarkand
- Death Place
- Makkah