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Junayd (Junaid) of Baghdad (Persian: جنید بغدادی) was one of the most famous of the early Persian Muslim mystics or Sufis of Islam and is a central figure in the golden chain of many Sufi orders. Junayd taught in Baghdad throughout his spiritual lifetime and was an important figure in the development of central Sufi doctrine. Junayd like Hasan of Basra before him was widely revered by his students and disciples as well as quoted by other mystics.