Yahya ibn Mu'adh ar-Razi
Yahya ibn Mu'adh ar-Razi ( Arabic یحیی بن معاذ الرازي, DMG Yaḥyā b. Muʿāḏ ar-Rāzī ; Persian یحیی بن معاذ رازى, Yaḥyā b. Muʿāẕ Rāzī ; † 871 in Nishapur ) was a Persian Sufi ( Islamic mystic ).
He came from Rey (near today's Tehran ) and lived in Balkh for a time . He is believed to have been the author of some literary works and poems on Sufism, but these books appear to be lost.
Yahya acted like some other Sufis as a public preacher, but he stood out from the crowd with his elegant and pleasant sayings, which is why he was also nicknamed al-wāʿiẓ (the preacher) .
Two of his most famous successors are Abu Uthman al-Hiri and Yusuf ibn Husain ar-Razi .
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| SURNAME | Razi, Yahya ibn Mu'adh ar- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian Sufi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rey near Tehran |
| DATE OF DEATH | 871 |
| Place of death | Nishapur |