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Also known as Bahlūl ibn ʻAmr al-Ṣayrafī

Bahlūl () was the common name of Wāhab ibn Amr (Arabic: ), a companion of Musa al-Kadhim. He lived in the time of the Caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd. Bahlūl was a well known judge and scholar who came from a wealthy background.

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Person.name
Bahlool Dana
Person.native_name
بهلول
Person.birth_name
Abu Wahb Bahlool ibn Amr al-Sayrafi al-Kufi
Person.birth_date
8th Century
Person.birth_place
Kufa, Abbasid Caliphate (present day Iraq)
Person.burial_place
Al-Shuniziyya Cemetery, Baghdad
Person.death_date
197 AH (812/813 AD)
Person.death_place
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate (present day Iraq)
Person.resting_place
Shrine of Hazrat Bahlul Dana, Baghdad
Person.occupation
Judge, Majzoob Saint
Person.era
Islamic golden age
Person.relatives
Harun al-Rashid.

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date of birth
0749-01-01
date of death
0807-00-00
name in native language
بهلول
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Contents
  • Becoming Bahlūl
  • Lineage
  • Encounter with Harun al-Rashid
  • Poetry
  • On the Ahl al-Bayt
  • His Teachers
  • Death and Shrine
  • In popular culture
  • References
  • External links
  • Sources

Bahlūl () was the common name of Wāhab ibn Amr (Arabic: ), a companion of Musa al-Kadhim. He lived in the time of the Caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd. Bahlūl was a well known judge and scholar who came from a wealthy background.

There are crazy but wise characters named Bahlul in Kurdish and Afghan cultures as well. Some Kurdish poetry has been attributed to the Kurdish Balül, known as Mahi Balül, and he is believed to be one of the Yarsanism sages. The Balul in the Afghan culture is believed to be contemporary to Mahmud of Ghazni.

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