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Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī

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Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (21-110 AH / 642-728), tābiʿī born in Medina, raised in the entourage of Umm Salama, became the great scholar and preacher of Baṣra. Jurist, exegete and master of ascetics, he is famous for his sermons on death, hypocrisy and purity of heart.