Barṣīṣā

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Barsisa, (“the man of priestly regalia”, from Aramaic bar, "son", and ṣīṣa, "gold plate", referring specifically to the high priest's breastplate)[1] in Islamic mythology, is an ascetic who succumbed to the Devil's temptations and denied God. He had an enormous impact on the entire Muslim world, from Alexandria to Aleppo and Ḥaḍramawt.

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  1. ^ Monferrer-Sala, Juan P.. "Barṣīṣā." Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online, 2014. Reference. 29 September 2014

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  • Encyclopædia Britannica (15th ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010.
  • Story of Barsisa the worshipper as narrated in Ibn al-Jawzi's Talbees Iblees
  • Quadri, Habeeb. The war within our hearts (2nd ed.). Kube Pub. ISBN 9781847740564.
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