Persian · name · Spirit & the Divine
Bayazid
बायज़ीद
said baa-ya-ZEED
also written: Bayazid Bastami, Abu Yazid
Meaning
Bayazid Bastami, the early Persian Sufi famed for his intoxicated, rapturous mysticism and ecstatic sayings.
Usage & notes
Iqbal invokes Bayazid as the great ecstatic of the Sufi tradition, whose love-drunk utterances stand beside Junaid's sobriety. He draws on the master to explore the heights and risks of mystical absorption.