Abdussamad Esfahani
Abdul Samad al-Isfahani | |
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The tomb of Shaykh Abdul Samad, inside the Jameh Mosque of Natanz | |
| Nur al-Din | |
| Born | Nur al-Din Abdul Samad ibn Ali al-Isfahani Isfahan, Iran |
| Residence | Natanz |
| Died | 1299 Natanz, Iran |
| Venerated in | Suhrawardi Sufi Order |
| Major shrine | Tomb of Shaykh Abdul Samad, located within the Jameh Mosque of Natanz |
| Influences | Najib al-Din Bozgush Shirazni |
| Influenced | Abd al-Razzaq Kāshānī |
Nur al-Din Abdul Samad ibn Ali al-Isfahani (Persian: نورالدین عبدالصمد نطنزی), or Abdussamad Esfahani was an ascetic sage of the 13th century. Al-Isfahani hailed from Isfahan and stayed in Natanz. He was a student of Najib al-Din Bozgush Shirazni, himself a student of Shihab al-Din Umar Suhrawardi. His importance in Sufism stems from the fact that he was the teacher of Abdul Razzaq al-Kashani, the author of Ta'wilat al-Qur'an, a famous mystical exegesis (interpretation) of the Qur'an. Al-Isfahani died in 1299 and he was succeeded by Shams al-Din Natanzi in his tariqah.