Ayyazi was a gallant warrior who lived during the times of Samanids dynasty, the rulers of the greater Khorasan [Persian Empire] between 819 and 999 AD. This story is from Mevlana’s Rumi’s Masnavi that sheds light on Jihadul-Asghar and Jihadul-Akbar Ayyazi said, “Ninety times I went to combats without wearing a protective armour, in hope that with an unprotected body, I might be mortally wounded [...
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