Yusuf Hamadani
Yusuf Hammandina | |
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Shrine of Yusuf Hammandina | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1048 or 1049 CE (440 AH) |
| Died | 1140 CE ( 535AH) |
| Resting place | Bayramaly, Turkmenistan |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Central Asia |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | first Shafi'i school, later Hanafi school |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi (Khwajagan) |
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Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hammandinā, best simply known as Yusuf Hammandina (born 1048 or 1049 / 440 AH - died 1140 / 535 AH), was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages. He was the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan (the Masters) of the Naqshbandi order. His shrine is at Merv, Turkmenistan.