Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani Explained

Era:Islamic golden age
Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Sarvestan, Iran
Death Place:Sarvestan
School Tradition:Sufism
Main Interests:astronomy, calligraphy, mysticism
Influences:Mohammed bin Hassan Ali Albyzavy
Influenced:Ibn Arabi

Sheikh Yusof bin Ya'qub Sarvestani (Persian: شیخ یوسف بن یعقوب سروستانی) (died 1281 AD) was an astronomer, calligrapher and philosopher of Iranian Sunnis in the Ilkhanate period. The tomb of Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani is located in the city center of Sarvestan, adjacent to the field with the same name.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://fars.bonyadmaskan.ir/Pages/sarvestan.aspx Fars Housing Foundation