[[File:Simple-Darih.jpeg|thumb|[[Zarih]] of Junayd of Baghdad and a smaller wooden zarih of [[Sirri Saqti]]]]
The exact birth date of Abu-l-QāsimmQāsim al-Junayd ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Junayd al-Khazzāz al-Qawārīrī ([[Arabic]]: أبو القاسم الجنيد بن محمد الخزاز القواريري) is disputed and ranges from 210 to 215 [[Hijri year|AH]] according to Abdel-Kader.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Abdel-Kader|first1=Ali Hassan|title=The life, personality and writings of al-Junayd : a study of a third/ninth century mystic ; with an edition and translation [from the Arabic] of his writings|date=1976|publisher=Luzac|location=London|isbn=978-0718902230|pages=1–3}}</ref> His death is more certain and ranges from 296 to 298 AH (908 to 910 CE). It is believed that al-Junayd was of Persian ancestry, with his ancestors originating in [[Nihavand|Nihawand]] in modern-day Iran. Al-Junayd was raised by his uncle [[Sirri Saqti]]<ref name="SellsMichael" /> after being orphaned as a boy. Al-Junayd's early education included teachings from [[Abu Thawr|Abū Thawr]], [[Abū 'Ubayd]], [[Harith al-Muhasibi|al-Ḥārith al-Muḥãsibī]], and [[Sarī ibn Mughallas]].<ref name="ansari"/><ref name="Borhan"/><ref>Abdel-Kader, Ali Hassan, ed. ''The Life, Personality and Writings of al-Junayd''. Gibb Memorial Trust, 2014.</ref>
