Qutb ad-Din Haydar
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Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar was a Persian Sufi
saint, of possible Turkic orgin, and is buried in Zava, Khurasan
. Qazvini, author of the Tarikh-i guzida
, states Haydar was alive at the time of the Mongol invasion
in 1220 and died in 1221 CE/618 AH.
Haydar - the Persian form of his name is Heydar - founded an order of mendicant dervishes known as the Haydariyya known for their celibacy and self-mortification through piercing their own bodies with iron rings. His followers also wore felt and walked barefoot.
He is also known by Heyder.
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
saint, of possible Turkic orgin, and is buried in Zava, Khurasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
. Qazvini, author of the Tarikh-i guzida
Tarikh-i guzida
The Tarikh-i guzida or Tarikh e Gozideh, is a compendium of Islamic history from the creation of the world until 1329, written by Hamdallah Qazvini and finished in 1330...
, states Haydar was alive at the time of the Mongol invasion
Mongol invasion of Central Asia
The Mongol invasion of Central Asia occurred after the unification of the Mongol and Turkic tribes on Mongolian plateau in 1206. It finally completed when Genghis Khan conquered the Khwarizmian Empire in 1221....
in 1220 and died in 1221 CE/618 AH.
Haydar - the Persian form of his name is Heydar - founded an order of mendicant dervishes known as the Haydariyya known for their celibacy and self-mortification through piercing their own bodies with iron rings. His followers also wore felt and walked barefoot.
He is also known by Heyder.