Imam Sufyan At-Thawri {716–778} said:
“I know that a man loves this life when I see him greet its people often!”
{Hilyatul-Awliyah, Volume 7, pg. 37}
Meaning: When one wants to be in the limelight, known to all.
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Place of Birth: Kufa, Iraq
Converted to Sunni Islam by Shaykhs Abdallah ibn ‘Awn and Ayyub as-Sakhtiyani.
1} Imam Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله is part of a group that the scholars of Islam call the ‘8 Ascetics.
2} Shaykh Amir ibn Abd al-Qays,
3} Shaykh Abu Muslim al-Khawlani,
4} Shaykh Uways al-Qarni,
5} Shaykh ar-Rabi ibn Kuthaym,
6} Shaykh Al-Aswad ibn Yazid,
7} Shaykh Maruq ibn al-Ajda and
8} Imam Hasan al-Basri.
May the Mercy of Allah encompass them all. Ameen!
