Biographies: Abu Yazid al-Bastami

Join us as we go through a grammatical walkthrough of the entry from Wafayat al-A'yan on Abu Yazid al-Bastami, Sultan al-Arifin.

Abu Yazid used to say:
“If you see a man who has been granted miracles (karāmāt) such that he ascends into the air, do not be deceived by him until you see how he behaves with regard to the divine commands and prohibitions, how he observes the limits (set by God), and how he fulfills the requirements of the sacred law (sharīʿa).”

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