Thursday, 03 December 2009 15:09

Abu Ismaïl Abdullah ibn Abi-Mansour Mohammad or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006-1088) was a famous Persian poet and Sufi who lived in the 11th century in Herat (then Khorasan, now a city of Afghanistan).
He is known as the Pious of Herat as he lived and died in Herat city. He is also known as "Shaikul Mashayekh" [Master of (Sufi) Masters] and his another title was "Shaikhul Islam".
He was the disciple of Shaikh Abul Hassan Kharaqani, for whom he had deep respect and faith, as he has said: "Abdullah was a hidden treasure, and its key was in the hands of Abul Hassan Kharaqani."