Sulamī's Ṭabaqāt al-Ṣūfiyya

Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn al-Sulamī (d.412/1021) was an eleventh century Sufi scholar from Nishapur. Over twenty works that are ascribed to him have survived. ¹ Whilst little is known about the events of his life, ² it would appear that he was greatly revered by his fellow-citizens; his biography in al-Khatīb al-Baghdādī’s (d.463/1071) Ta’rīkh Baghdād mentions that his grave in Nishapur had already become a pilgrimage destination. ³ It also specifies that the grave was located within a small monastery (duwayra) ⁴ which was named after Sulamī. The monastery may have been established only after his death as an extension of the grave, or it may even have been the place where he had taught and compiled his works.