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	True Salaf-e-Saliheen
	It is quite easy to come across the term “Salaf-e-Saliheen” or pious predecessors when the history and golden age of Islam is discussed or when the lives of the great luminaries of this Ummah are discussed.

	Amr Ibn Othman
	Abu ‘Abd Allah ‘Amr ibn ‘Othman al-Makki, a disciple of al-Jonaid, visited Esfahan and died in Baghdad in 291 (904) or 297 (9I0).

	Hatem Al-Asamm
	Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman Hatem ibn ‘Onwan al-Asamm (“the Deaf”), a native of Balkh, was a pupil of Shaqiq al-Balkhi. He visited Baghdad, and died at Washjard near Termedh in 237 (852).

	Abu ‘l-Hosain Al-Nuri
	Abu ‘l-Hosain Ahmad ibn Mohammad al-Nuri, a native of Baghdad of a family from Khorasan, was a pupil of Sari al-Saqati and a faithful companion of al-Junaid.

	Abu Uthman Al-Hiri
	Abu ‘Uthman Sa’id ibn Esma’il al-Hiri al-Nisaburi came originally from Rayy, where he knew Yahya ibn Mo’adh al-Razi and Shah ibn Shoja’ al-Kermani.

	Habib Al-Ajmi
	Habib Ibn Mohammad al- Ajmi al-Basri, a Persian settled at Basra, he was noted traditionist who transmitted from al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Sirin, and other authorities.

	Hasan Al-Basri
	Al Hasan ibn abi ‘l Hasan al Basriwasborn at Medina in 21 (642), the son of a slave captured in maisan who afterwards became a client of the Prophet Muhammad’s (Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam) secretary Zaid ibn Thabit (R).

	Ebrahim Ibn Adham
	Abu Eshaq Ebrahim ibn Adham, born in Balkh of pure Arab descent, is described in Sufi legend as a prince who renounced his kingdom (somewhat after the fashion of the Buddha) and wandered westwards to live a life of complete asceticism, earning his br

	Malik Ibn Dinar
	Malik Ibn Dinar al Sami was the son of a Persian slave from Sejestan (or Kabul) and became a disciple of Hasan Of Basra. He is mentioned as a reliable traditionist, transmitting from such early authorities as, Anas ibn Malik and Ibn Sirin.

	Rabe’a Al-Adawiya
	Rabe’a bint Esmail al-Adawiya, born in humble circumstances and sold into slavery as a child, later settled in Basra where she attained great fame as a saint and a preacher and was highly esteemed by many of her pious contemporaries.