Bishr the Barefoot Quotes

Bishr ibn al-Ḥārith better known as Bishr al-Ḥāfī was a Muslim saint born near Merv in about 767 C.E. He converted and studied Muslim tradition under Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz. Bishr became famous as one of the greatest saints in the area.



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✵ 769 – 28. December 841
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Bishr the Barefoot Quotes

“Fear of God is king that dwells only in the heart of a pious one.”

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002), p. 37

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