OverviewA teacher remembered for bringing spiritual devotion together with measured conduct.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 910 CE
Life and settingJunayd belonged to Baghdad's early circles of ascetics and teachers. He learned within networks associated with figures such as Sari al-Saqati.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyLater Sufi traditions treated his teaching as a model of spiritual sobriety. His letters and reported sayings influenced discussions of knowledge, worship and inner discipline.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
