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الْإِمَام أَبُو اللَّيْث السَّمَرْقَنْدِي

al-Imām Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī

raḥmatullāhi ʿalayhi — may Allah have mercy upon him

his portrait is written, not drawn

His portrait is his record: no image survives, and none is needed.

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From His Tongueمِنْ كَلَامِهِ

Surely, preserving a performed ibādah is more difficult than doing it.

Fazīlet Calendar, August 15, 2025