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أَبُو بَكْر الشِّبْلِي

Abū Bakr ash-Shiblī

quddisa sirruhu — may his secret be sanctified

247 – 334 AH / 861 – 946

his portrait is written, not drawn

A courtier turned ecstatic of Baghdad, closest companion of Junayd, famed for the daring of his sayings.

stationWalī
born247 AH
returned334 AH

His portrait is his lamp: no image survives, and none is needed.