—he was one of the shaykhs of the Sufis. He lived in the Zawzani ribat, and his speech was considered especially pleasing (1). He had memorised a large body of the Sufis’ biographies, anecdotes, and poetry (2).

Abū ʿAlī al-Fāriqī (3)—al-Ḥasan ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Barhūn, known as Abū ʿAlī al-Fāriqī:
He was born in 433 AH and studied jurisprudence there with Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad ibn Bayān al-Kāzarūnī, a disciple of al-Muḥāmali, then with Shaykh (4) Abū Isḥāq and Ibn al-Ṣabbāgh. He also transmitted ḥadīth. He repeatedly reviewed the texts al-Muhadhdhab (5) and al-Shāmil. Afterwards he was appointed judge in Wāsiṭ. His conduct was exemplary and his inner state sound; he remained in full possession of his mind and senses (6) until he passed away in Muḥarram of this year at the age of ninety-six (7).

ʿAbd Allāh (8) ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn, Abū Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Shāshī:
He heard ḥadīth, studied jurisprudence under his father, engaged in debate, and issued legal opinions. He was a man of learning, an eloquent and forceful preacher. Ibn al-Jawzī praised his sermons and the beauty of his verse, prose, and diction. He died in Muḥarram, nearly fifty years old—may Allah have mercy on him—and was buried beside his father.

Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī, Abū Bakr (9) al-Qaṭṭān (10), known as Ibn al-Ḥallāj al-Baghdādī:
He transmitted ḥadīth and recited the Qur’an. He was virtuous, ascetic, and devoted to worship; people sought blessings through his supplications and visited him—may Allah have mercy on him.

Muḥammad (11) ibn ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Shāfiʿī, Abū Rashīd, originally from Ṭabaristān.