Sahl al-Tustari

Who is Sahl al-Tustari?

Sahl al-Tustari or al-Tustari, born Abu Muhammed Sahl ibn 'Abd Allah, was a Persian Muslim scholar and early classical Sufi mystic. He founded the Salimiyah Muslim theological school, which was named after his disciple Muhammad ibn Salim.

Tustari is most famous for his controversial claim that "I am the Proof of God for the created beings and I am a proof for the saints of my time" and for his well-known Tafsir, a commentary on and interpretation of the Qur'an.