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Dhul-Nun al-Misri
Egyptian Sufi saint (859–862)
Dhūl-Nūn Abū l-Fayḍ Thawbān b. Dhu l nun ayyoub biography of michaelIbrāhīm al-Miṣrī | |
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| Born | 796 Akhmim, Upper Egypt |
| Died | 245/859 or 248/862 Giza |
| Resting place | Cairo's City of the Dead |
| Other names | Dhūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī, Zūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī |
| Education | Scholastic disciplines of alchemy, medicine, and Greek philosophy |
| Known for | Muslim mystic and ascetic |
Dhūl-Nūn Abū l-Fayḍ Thawbān b.
Ibrāhīm al-Miṣrī (Arabic: ذو النون المصري; d. Giza, in 245/859 or 248/862), often referred to as Dhūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī or Zūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī for short, was an early EgyptianMuslimmystic and ascetic.[1] His surname "al Misri" means "The Egyptian".
He was born in Akhmim,[2]Upper Egypt in 796 and is said to be of Nubian[3] descent. Dhul-Nun is said to have made some study of the scholasticdisciplines of alchemy, medicine, and Greek philosophy in his early life,[1] before coming under the mentorship of the mystic Saʿ