Harith Al‑Muhasibi (Hâris El‑. . .
Harith Al‑Muhasibi (Hâris El‑. . . Life story
Al-Muhasibi was the founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy, and a teacher of the Sufi masters Junayd al-Baghdadi and Sirri Saqti. His full name is Abu Abdullah Harith bin Asad al-Basri. He was born in Basra in 781. Muhasibi means self-inspection/audit. It was his characteristic property.
