Tags: Philosopher.
Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani (died 684) was a well known tabi’i (plural: taba’een) and a very prominent religious figure in Damascus Syria. He was one of the ‘Eight Ascetics’ who included Amir ibn Abd al-Qays Abu Muslim al-Khawlani Uways al-Qarani Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym al-Aswad ibn Yazid Masruq ibn al-Ajda’ Sufyan al-Thawrt ibn Said and Hasan al-Basri.