Dhuʾl-Nūn al-Misrī
Dhuʾl-Nūn al-Misrī (d. 859 (AH 245)). An Egyptian mystic who travelled widely in search of truth and certainty. He became a leading authority on maʿrifa (knowledge of inner truth) and was considered to be the qutb (spiritual head) of the Sūfīs of his time. Dhuʾl Nun classified knowledge into three categories; (i) the knowledge of religious commands and observances, which is for both the elect and the common people; (ii) the knowledge gained by proof and demonstration, which is for the elect; and (iii) maʿrifa, which is beyond the power of human learning and reason (which is why so many reject it). He equated it with the love of God.
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