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Abu Ali al-Rudbarior Abuzer Rudbari (Persian: ابو علی رودباری) known also as Rudbari was a famous early Persian sufi saint of the 9th century. He claimed descent from the Sassanid king Anushiravan and was a disciple of Junayd Baghdadi.Rudbari’s statements are recounted in many sayings of the Islamic world. One of his most famous sayings is: No prison confines more closely than the society of those whose outlook is contrary to one’s own.