Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid

'Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid (Urdu عبد الواحد بن زید ) has been quoted in Fazail-e-Sadaqat as great early sufi shiekh . He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah, before being initiated full-time as a Sufi by Khwaja Hasan al-Basri. His year of death is said to be on 177,Hijri, equating probably to 711 AD. The month is said to be 27th of Safar. His shrine is in Basrah, Iraq.

Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid

'Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid (Urdu عبد الواحد بن زید ) has been quoted in Fazail-e-Sadaqat as great early sufi shiekh . He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah, before being initiated full-time as a Sufi by Khwaja Hasan al-Basri. His year of death is said to be on 177,Hijri, equating probably to 711 AD. The month is said to be 27th of Safar. His shrine is in Basrah, Iraq.