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Identification

al-Ǧunayd, Abū al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad الجنيد ، أبو القاسم بن محمد

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Fundamental figure of early Sufism who was active in Baġdād. He was the nephew and disciple of Sarī al-Saqaṭī. He promoted a "sober" approach to Ṣūfism.

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