Yusuf Hamadani
Teacher
Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hamadānī, best simply known as Yusuf Hamadani, was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages. He was the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order. His shrine is at Merv,... Wikipedia
Born: August 1048, Hamadan Province, Iran
Died: 1140 (age 92 years), Merv, Turkmenistan
Place of burial: Mausoleum of Yusuf Hamadani, Merv, Turkmenistan
Era: Islamic Golden Age
Jurisprudence: first Shafi'i school, later Hanafi school