He is Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar ibn Hasan al-Nafri, known as al-Nafri. He was born in the town of Nafr in Iraq, from which he takes his name. He was one of the great Sufi masters and traveled extensively between Iraq and Egypt. Among his most famous works are Kitab al-Mawaqif (The Book of Stances) and al-Mukhatabat (The Book of Discourses).
Due to his profound humility, he did not write down what he said; instead, he composed his works orally for his disciples and was content with that.
One of the most famous things attributed to him is:
“The broader the vision, the narrower the expression.”
هو محمد بن عبد الجبار بن حسن النفري الملقب بالنفري ، ولد ببلدة نفر في العراق وإليها ينسب. كان من كبار الصوفية وتنقل كثيرا بين العراق ومصر ومن أشهر كتبه كتاب المواقف والمخاطبات. ومن فرط تواضعه لم يكتب ما كان يقول ، إنما كان يؤلف كتابه شفهيا لمريديه ، ويكتفى بذلك. من أشهر ما ذكر عنه أنه قال
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