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Ṣūfī Muḥammad Dānishmand

12th-13th century; chronology uncertain

Sufi Muhammad Danishmand · Muhammad Danishmand Zarniqi

Geographic connection

Tomb tradition unresolved

Associated in later tradition with the Otrar region

Regional teaching tradition; burial unresolved

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Regional reference · Rounded orientation point; not an entrance or tomb position

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Evidence & tradition

His place in the four-successor list and the Mirʾāt al-qulūb tradition are well represented in later Yasawi sources. Dates, authorship layers, and tomb identification remain unresolved.

Textual connections

Works in the research record

  • Mirʾāt al-qulūb (Mirror of Hearts), attributed

Titles identify research connections. Full translations will appear only after their textual and publication review is complete.

Source trail

Research library

Ahmet T. Karamustafa, survey of early Yasawi sources; Nadirhan Hasan, manuscript studies; TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, ‘Yeseviyye’.

Adapted from the Silk Road Sufi Atlas master catalogue. Shrine identification and traditional biography have separate evidence histories.