[PAR] [TLE] Abdal [SEP] Abdāl ("lit": substitutes, but which can also mean "generous" ["karīm"] and "noble" ["sharīf"]) is a term used in Islamic metaphysics and Islamic mysticism, both Sunni and Shiite, to refer to a particularly important group of God's saints.  In the tradition of Sunni Islam in particular, the concept attained an especially important position in the writings of the Sunni mystics and theologians, whence it appears in the works of Sunni authorities as diverse as Abu Talib al-Makki (d. 956), Ali Hujwiri (d. 1072), Ibn Asakir (d. 1076), Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (d. 1088), and Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406). [PAR] [TLE] Khwaja Abdullah Ansari [SEP] Hazrat Shaikh Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1088) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله انصاری‎ ‎ ) also known as "Pir-i Herat" (پیر هرات ) (sage of Herat) was a famous Persian Sufi who lived in the 11th century in Herat (then Khorasan, now Herat province, Afghanistan).  One of the outstanding figures in Khorasan in the 5th/11th century: commentator of the Qur'an, traditionist, polemicist, and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Arabic and Persian.
[PAR] [TLE] Abdal [ SEP ] Abdāl ( " lit " : substitutes , but which can also mean " generous " [ " karīm " ] and " noble " [ " sharīf " ] ) is a term used in Islamic metaphysics and Islamic mysticism , both Sunni and Shiite , to refer to a particularly important group of God 's saints . In the tradition of Sunni Islam in particular , the concept attained an especially important position in the writings of the Sunni mystics and theologians , whence it appears in the works of Sunni authorities as diverse as Abu Talib al - Makki ( d. 956 ) , Ali Hujwiri ( d. 1072 ) , Ibn Asakir ( d. 1076 ) , Khwaja Abdullah Ansari ( d. 1088 ) , and Ibn Khaldun ( d. 1406 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Khwaja Abdullah Ansari [ SEP ] Hazrat Shaikh Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al - Herawi al - Ansari or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat ( 1006–1088 ) ( Persian : خواجه عبدالله انصاری‎ ‎ ) also known as " Pir - i Herat " ( پیر هرات ) ( sage of Herat ) was a famous Persian Sufi who lived in the 11th century in Herat ( then Khorasan , now Herat province , Afghanistan ) . One of the outstanding figures in Khorasan in the 5th/11th century : commentator of the Qur'an , traditionist , polemicist , and spiritual master , known for his oratory and poetic talents in Arabic and Persian .
Who was a famous Persian Sufi who lived in the 11th century in Herat who's works refer to a particularly important group of God's saints?
Who was a famous Persian Sufi who lived in the 11th century in Herat who 's works refer to a particularly important group of God 's saints ?
Khajah Abdullah Ansari
Khajah Abdullah Ansari