Habib al-Ajami

Habib al-Ajami
Habib al-Ajami
Mystic
Born	7th or 8th Century; Persia
Died	March 738 (3 Rabi' al-Thani 120 AH).
Venerated in	Islam
Influences	Hasan al-Basri
Influenced	Dawud Tai

Habib ibn Muhammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri (Arabic: حبيب بن محمد العجمي البصري) 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.^[1]

According to Ibn Hajar, Habib is a solid hadith narrator.^[2] 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,^[3] this information should be viewed with caution unless it is confirmed by other sources.

^ Arberry, A.J., Muslim Saints and Mystics: Episodes from the Tadhkirat Al-Auliya’ ('Memorial of the Saints'). Abridged from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya by Farid al-Din Attar. London, England.: Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990. ISBN 0-14-019264-6, 32-38
^ Tahzib al-Tahzib, II, 189
^ Sifat al-Safwa, III, 321

[1] Arberry, A.J., Muslim Saints and Mystics: Episodes from the Tadhkirat Al-Auliya’ ('Memorial of the Saints'). Abridged from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya by Farid al-Din Attar. London, England.: Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990. ISBN 0-14-019264-6, 32-38

[2] Tahzib al-Tahzib, II, 189

[3] Sifat al-Safwa, III, 321

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Habib al-Ajami
Mystic
Born	7th or 8th Century Persia
Died	March 738 (3 Rabi' al-Thani 120 AH).
Venerated in	Islam
Influences	Hasan al-Basri
Influenced	Dawud Tai