Abu Yazid al Bustami
September 18th, 2006, in News, by PatungSufi heretics in Lombok, of the Abu Yazid al Bustami group, fall foul of the mob and the police.
Hundreds of people in the village of Gerung, West Lombok, attacked the home of one Baiq Rahma, the leader of the Abu Yazid al Bustami sect in the area, on the 14th. Police managed to prevent any serious violence.
It appears the anger of the mob was aroused when they heard that the Abu Yazid Bustami sect required its members to replace the name of Muhammad with that of Abu Yazid al Bustami, when saying the syahadat, or proclamation of faith.
Four sect members, Sahdi, Lalu Ratmajaya, Muhamad Mujadi, and Baiq Rahma are currently being interrogated at the police station.
The man Abu Yazid al Bustami, sometimes called Bayazid Bastami, was a Persian sufi who lived 804-874 AD, and appeared to believe that God had become incarnate in himself.
6 Comments on “Abu Yazid al Bustami”
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Fanglong Says:
September 18th, 2006 at 3:02 amIf tawhid means tawhid, then one is free in the unity of everything.
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Molisan Tono Says:
September 18th, 2006 at 9:47 amincarnate… is it similar to possessed?
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Patung Says:
September 18th, 2006 at 11:17 amNot exactly possessed, that is a negative term, more like what Christians believe about Jesus, God in human form.
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Hassan Says:
October 3rd, 2006 at 10:38 pmtauhid means the oneness of God, Fanglong.
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October 4th, 2006 at 4:36 amYou’re right, Hassan ! Can Mystics be one with God ? If they can, are they God ? We remember Al-Hallâj. Is Sufism generally considered a heresy ?
I don’t really know.
Salam hangat ! -
halim rashid Says:
March 19th, 2008 at 8:14 pmI think that mr aba yazid is one of our masters that reach a region ,few profits dare to reach. Hope peace will fulfill the heart of all those who respect the way of our masters that have long gone before us.
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