RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Junayd of Baghdad

830 - 910

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Junayd of Baghdad (Persian: جُنیدِ بَغدادی; Arabic: الجنيد البغدادي) was a mystic and one of the most famous of the early Islamic saints. He is a central figure in the spiritual lineage of many Sufi orders. Junayd taught in Baghdad throughout his lifetime and was an important figure in the development of Sufi doctrine. Like Hasan of Basra before him, was widely revered by his students and disciples as well as quoted by other mystics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Junayd of Baghdad is the 647th most popular religious figure (down from 570th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

The Al-Mustansiriyya Madrasa is a madrasa in Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1227 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir and served as an educational institution for the Islamic sciences.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 647 out of 3,187. Before him are Columbanus, Hind bint Utbah, Angela Merici, Pope Adrian IV, Gamaliel, and Umm Kulthum bint Ali. After him are Henry Molaison, Maudgalyayana, Baal Shem Tov, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Kateri Tekakwitha, and Antipope Clement VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 830, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 4. Before him are Rurik, Pope Marinus I, and Carloman of Bavaria. After him are Saint Naum, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Kocel, Emperor Kōkō, Ermentrude of Orléans, Guthrum, Rimbert, and Mutimir of Serbia. Among people deceased in 910, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 2. Before him is Ingólfr Arnarson. After him are Saint Naum, Alfonso III of Asturias, Yasovarman I, Richilde of Provence, Ishaq ibn Hunayn, and Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 55 out of 384. Before him are Suleyman Shah (1178), Shalmaneser III (-900), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Baladhuri (806), Mustafa Barzani (1903), and Ashurnasirpal II (-1000). After him are Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Nabopolassar (-658), Al-Amin (787), Ya'qubi (801), Banū Mūsā (900), and Ashur-etil-ilani (-700).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 10. Before him are Rabia of Basra (710), Mani (216), Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), and Eber (-2038). After him are Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Ibn Hisham (701), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Hillel the Elder (-110), Ibn Qutaybah (828), and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935).

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