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1006–1089 · 11th-century Sufi scholar and saint

Also known as: Abdullah Ansari of Herat, Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari, Pir e Herat, Pir-i Herat, Sage of Herat, Абдуллах аль-Ансари

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