Biographies of Islamic Scholars, Saints and Notables
Table of Bios
Chronological: century Hijri
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| Amir al-Mu’minin Abu Bakr al-Siddiq | gfh | 1st of the Rightly guided khalifas |
d. 13 H. | Madina | |
| Dirar b. al-Azwar al-Asadi (sahabi) | damas | → “The naked warrior” |
d.14? H. | Damascus | |
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Khalid b. Sa`id (sahabi) Salama b. Hisham (sahabi) |
d. 14 H | Damascus | |
| Sa`d b. `Ibadah (sahabi) | d. 14 H | Damascus Mliha | |
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Harmala b. Wa’il (sahabi) Jâbir b.Mas`ud (sahabi) |
d. 14 H | Damascus Masjid Shuhada |
| Shurahbil b. Hasanah (sahabi) | d. 18 H. | Damascus | |
| al-`Abbas b. Mardas Abi `Amir al-Salmi (sahabi) son of Khansa’ the poetress |
d. 18 H. | Damascus | |
| Yazid b. Abi Sufyan (sahabi) | damas | | d. 18 or 19 H | Damascus | |
 | Bilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî بلال بن رباح الحبشي (sahabi) | damas | | d. 20 or 18 or 19 H. | Damascus |
| Hafaf b. Nadb (sahabi) | damas | cousin of Khansa’ |
d. 20 H | Damascus | |
| Amir al-Mu’minin ´Umar b. al-Khattab | gfh | 2nd of the Rightly guided khalifas |
d. 24 H | Madina | |
 | Aws b. Aws al-Thaqafi (sahabi) أوس بن أوس الثقفي sahabi.,d. towards the end of the caliphate of Sayyiduna `Uthman | damas | | d. H. | Damascus |
| Sahl b. al-Hanzhaliah (sahabi ) | d. ~ 30 H | Damascus | |
 | Abu Darda أبو الدرداء عويمر بن عامر الأنصاري الخزرجي | alim online | damas | | d. 32 H. | Damascus |
| ´Abd Allah b. Mas´ud (sahabi) | awhamid | | d. 33/34 H | Madina | |
| Amir al-Mu’minin ´Uthman b. al-´Affan (sahabi) | gfh | 3rd of the Rightly guided khalifas |
d. 35 H | Madina | |
| Khawla bint al-Azwar (sahabiyyah or tabi`iyya) | d. 35 H | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”6113″] Salman al-Farisi (sahabi) | damas | awhamid | → | d. 33/35 H. | Mada’in Arabia | |
| Amir al-Mu’minin ´Ali ibn Abi Talib | gfh | 4th of the Rightly guided khalifas the Lion of Allah, Door to the City of Knowledge, Subduer of Khaybar, Imam of Imams, Abu Turab, Prince of the Believers may Allah ennoble his face |
d. 40 H. | Kufa | |
 | 'Amr ibn al-As (sahabi) عمرو بن العاص | b. - d. 43 H. | Makka - Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”6161″] Dihya al-Kalbi (sahabi) | damas | → | d. 45 H | Damascus | |
 | Abu Shayba al Khudri (sahabi) أبو شيبة الخدري Milk brother of the Prophet ﷺ | d. 49 H. | Constantinopel (Istanbul) |
| Sayyiduna al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (sahabi) 5th of the Rightly guided khalifasthe First of the Qutbs, Master of the People of Islam, Grandson of the Beloved of Allah |
d. 50 H. | al-Madina buried in al-Baqi’ |
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| Hujr b. `Adî and his companions (sahabis) | damas | | d. 51 H. | outside Damascus | |
 | Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (sahabi) أبو أيوب الأنصاري | awhamid | | d. 52/54 H. | Constantinopel (Istanbul) |
| Fadâlatu b. `Ubayd (sahabi) | damas | | d. 53 H | Damascus | |
 | 'Uqba b. 'Amir al-Juhani عقبة بن عامر الجهني (sahabi) | b. 15 - d. 58 H. | Cairo |
 | Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufiyan معاوية بن أبي سفيان Sahabi | damas | | b. 15 - d. 60 H. | Makka - Damascus |
 | Sayyiduna Al-Husayn b. 'Ali السيد الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب Sayyid al-Shuhada, Grandson of the Beloved of Allah ﷺ | b. 4 - d. 61 H. | Madina - Karbala ∇ |
 | Sayyida Zeynab bint 'Ali السيدة زينب بنت علي Granddaughter of the Beloved of Allah ﷺ | damas | | b. 6 - d. 62 H. | Madina - Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”4243″] `Awf b. Malik al-Ashja´i (sahabi) | damas | → | d. 73 H | Damascus | |
| Wâthilah b. al-Asqa` (sahabi) | damas | | d. 83 H | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1898″]
Abu Dharr al-Ghafari | damas | → visited Damascus |
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Abu `Ubayda b. Jarrah | damas | wiki | awhamid (sunnah) | visited Damascus |
d. 18 H. (640 CE) | Jordan |
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Sham`ûn b. Khanâfah (sahabi) Rauq b. Dathar (sahabi) Jabal b. Mu`adh (sahabi) Ibân b. Ibân (sahabi) Abu Barz al-Azlami (sahabi) Umm Maktum (sahabiya) |
undated | Damascus | |
| Sahaba – (place of burial disputed): `AbdAllah ibn Mas`ud `Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Abu b. Ka`b Kanâz al-Ghanawi `Amir b. Malik, brother of Sa`d b. Abi Waqqas |
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| Wives of the Prophet (s) Hafsa Umm Habiba | aa | Umm Salamah | awhamid | |
Damascus Bab Saghir | ||
| Fidda (servant of Fatima Zahra) | Damascus Bab Saghir | ||
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| Abu Idris al-Khawlani (tabi`i) | damas | | d. 80 | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”6384″]
Jamil b. ´AbdAllah b. Ma´mar (tabi´i) | damas | → known as Jamil Buthayna |
d. 82 H | Egypt | |
| Zayn al-‘Abidin Ali ibn al-Husayn (tabi’i) | 94 | Madina Baqi’ | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2200″] Abu Muslim al-Khawlani (tabi`i) | damas | → | d. …H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”854″] `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan | damas | → | d. 87 H. | Damascus | |
| Sa’id b. al-Musayyab (tabi’i) | abewley | | d. 94 H. | Madina | |
| al-Walid b. `Abd al-Malik | damas | | d. 96 H. | Damascus Bab Saghir | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”866″] `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib | damas | → | d. … H. | Damascus | |
| Makhul | damas | | d. –100 H. | Damascus | |
| Mu`awiyah b. Yazid b. Mu`awiyah | damas | | d. … H. | Damascus Bab Saghir | |
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| Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (tabi’i) [AB] “The fifth rightly guided khalifa” |
b. 63 – d. 101 H. | Madina – Halab | |
| Qasim b. Muhammad b. Abu Bakr | sunnah | bewley | one of the 7 fuqaha of Madina |
d. 107/8/9 H. | Qudayd between Madina and Makka | |
| Hasan al-Basri | gfh (damas) | | d. 110 H. | Baghdad | |
| Muhammad al-Baqir, Abu Ja’far | b. 57 – d. 114 H. | Madina | |
 | Sayyida Sakina bint Al-Husayn السيدة سكينة بنت الحسين | b. 47? - d. 117 H. | Madina - Madina |
| [field bio-name-ar id=’12181′] Al-Farazdaq | damas | → | d. 149 H. | Damascus | |
| Ja’far al-Sadiq, Abu ‘Abd Allah | b. 83 – d. 148 H. | Madina | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”10347″] AbdAllah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq | damas | → | d. 149 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1838′”] Imam Abu Hanifa al-Nu’man (tabi´i) | gfh (damas) | → | b. 80 – d. 150 H. | Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3002″] Al-Awza’i | gfh (damas) | → | d. 158 H. | ||
| Ibn Abi ‘Abla (tabi’i) | d. 151/2 H. | ||
| Dawud al-Ta’i | gfh | qushayri | | d. 160/165 H. | ||
| Ibrahim b. Adham | damas | | d. 161 H. | ||
| Sufyan al-Thawri | gfh damas | sunnah | “faqih of the Sufis” Sufian al-Thawri said: “When righteous people are mentioned, mercy descends from the heaven onto the earth.” |
b. 97 – d. 161 H. | ||
 | Moulay Idris (Zarhoun) مولاي إدريس زرهون | d. 174 H. | Zerhoun, Morocco |
 | Al-Layth ibn Sa'd الليث بن سعد | b. 94 - d. 175 H. | Cairo |
| Imam Malik b. Anas b. Malik | damas | | b. 93 – d. 179 H. | Madina buried in al-Baqi’ |
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| ´Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak | damas | → author of Kitab az-zuhd wa al-raqai’q |
b. 118 – d.181 H. | in Hit | |
| Qadi Abul Yusuf | ghf (damas) | | d. 182 H. | ||
| Al-Fudayl ibn `Iyad | damas | | d. 187 H. | Makka | |
| Muhammad Hasan al-Shaybani | gfh (damas) | | d. 189 H. | ||
| [field bio-name-ar id=”5353″]
Habib ibn Mohammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri | → early sufi, companion of Hasan al-Basri and Ibn Sirin |
d. 2nd century H. | ||
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 | Sayyid Al Hasan al-Anwar السيد حسن الأنور Father of Sayyida Nafisa | d. H. | Cairo |
| Ma`ruf al-Karkhi | damas | | d. 200/201 H. | Baghdad | |
 | Imam al-Shafi'i الإمام الشافعي | gfh (damas) | | b. 150 - d. 204 H. | Ghazza - Cairo |
 | Sayyida Nafisa السيِدة نفيسة | damas | | b. 145 - d. 208 H. | Makka - Cairo |
 | Moulay Idris II "Al-Azhar" مولاي إدريس الأزهر Founder of the City of Fas | b. 157 - d. 213 H. | Fas |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2525″] Abu Sulayman al-Darani | damas | → | d. 215H. | Dara near Damascus | |
| Bishr al-Hafi (“The Barefoot”) | qushayri | | d. 227 H. | Baghdad | |
| Ibn Abi Shayba | damas | | d. 235 H. | ||
| Sahnun b. Sa’id b. Habib al-Tanukhi | ab (damas) | author of “Al-Mudawwana” |
b. 160 – d. 240 | Magrib | |
| Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal | gfh (damas) | | d. 241 | ||
| Harith al-Muhasibi | qushayri | companion of al-Junayd |
b. 165 – d. 243 H. | Basrah – Baghdad | |
 | Dhul-Nun al-Misri ذو النون المصري | damas | | b. 179 - d. 245/248 H. | Egypt - Cairo |
| Sari al-Saqati | damas | → | d. 251/253 H. | Baghdad | |
| Abu Yazid al-Bistami | d. 261 H. | Bistam (Iraq) or Damascus | |
| Imam Muslim | gfh (sunnah) | | b. 202 – d. 261 H. | ||
| Imam al-Bukhari | gfh (sunnah) | | b. 194 – d. 265 H. | Bukhara | |
| Imam Abu Dawud | gfh (sunnah) | | b. 202 – d. 275 H. | ||
| Ibn Qutayba | gfh (sunnah) | | d. 276 H. | ||
| Imam al-Tirmidhi | gfh (sunnah) | | b. 209 – d. 279 H. | ||
| Sahl al-Tustari | gfh(damas) | | d. 283 H. | Basra | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3960″] Abul Qasim Al-Junayd al-Baghdadi | damas | → | d. 297 H. | Baghdad | |
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| Muhammad b. `AbdAllah | damas | descentdant of Ja`far al-Sadiq |
d. – 300 H. | Damascus | |
| Abu Ja’far Al-Tabari | gfh (damas) | | d. 310 H. | ||
| Abu Bakr al-Ajurri | wiki | marifa | | d. 320 H. | Makka | |
| Al-Hakim Tirmidhi الحكيم الترمذي | d. 322 H. | ||
 | Imam al-Tahawi الإمام الطحاوي | damas | | b. 853 - d. 321 H. | Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”4233″]
Abul Hasan al-Ash’ari | gfh (damas) | → his students | sunnah | |
b. 260 – d. 324 H. | Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1856″] Abul Dahdâh al-Salihi | damass | → | d. 328 H. | Damascus | |
| Muhammad al-Maturidi | gfh (damas) | | d. 333 H. | Samarkand | |
| Abul-Husayn al-Khiraqi | damas | | d. 334 H. | Damascus | |
| Abu Bakr al-Shibli | damas | | b. 247 – d. 334 H. | Baghdad | |
| Al-Najjad al-Baghdadi al-Hanbali | damas | | d. 348 H. | ||
| Bundar ibn al-Husayn al-Asha’ari | damas | | d. 353 H. | ||
| Ibn `Adi | gfh (sunnah) | | d. 365 H. | ||
| Ibn Mujahid al-Ta’i al-Asha’ari | damas | Companion of Imam al-Ash’ari in Sham |
d. 368 H. | ||
| al-Asha’ari | damas Al-Dummal | Companion of Imam al-Ash’ari in Sham |
d. ? H. | ||
| Ibn Khafif al-Asha’ari | kabbani | | d. 371 H. | ||
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| Ibn al-Baqillani | damas | | d. 403 H. | ||
| Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi | damas | | b. 321 – d. 405 H. | ||
| Ibn Furak | damas | | d. 406 H. | Hira, Nisabur | |
| Al-Sulami | damas | | b. 325 – d. 412 H. | Nisabur | |
| Abul Hasan al-Quduri | damas | | d. 428 H. | Baghdad | |
| Abd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi | gfh (damas) | | d. 429 H. | ||
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1849″] Abul Nu’aym al-Asbahani | sMa | → | b. 336 – d. 430 H. | ||
| Abu ‘Uthman al-Sabuni | d. 449 H. | ||
| Abul Hasan Al-Mawardi | damas | | b. ~362 – d. 448 H. | in Basra – Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”4268″] Imam al-Bayhaqi al-Naysaburi, Abu Bakr | gfh | marifa | → | b. 384 – d. 458 H. | ||
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3067″] Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi | gfh (damas) | sunnah | → | d. 463 H. | Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1915″] Abul Walid al-Baji al-Qurtubi al-Maliki | gfh (damas) | Abu Al-Walid Al-Baji→ | b. 403 – d. 474 H. | al-Andalus | |
| Ibn al-Juwayni, Abul Ma’ali | damas | also known as Imam al-Haramayn, teacher of al-Ghazali |
b. 419 – d. 478 H. | ||
| Al-Juwayni, Abu Muhammad al-Ta’i | gfh (damas) | father of Imam al-Haramayn |
d. 483 H. | ||
| Sheikh Nasr al-Maqdisi | damas | d. 490 H. | ||
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 | Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali ألإمام أبو حامد الغزالي | gfh | | b. 450 - d. 505 H. | Tus - Tus |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3949″] Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali [GFH] → | b. 450 – d. 505 | Tus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”8143″] Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi | damas | → | d. ~540 H. | Damascus | |
| Qadi Abul Bakr b. al-‘Arabi [ABewley] [Dar-sirr] | d. 543 H. | ||
| [field bio-name-ar id=”11213″] Qadi ‘Iyad | → | d. 544 H. | Marakesh | |
 | Abul Hassan Ali ibn Harzihim Teacher Al-Qutb Abu Madyan al-Ghawth | d. 522 H. | Fas |
| Al-Hasan b. Masmâr al-Hilali | damas | | d. 546 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1904″] Abul-Bayan | damas | → | d. 551 H. | Damascus | |
| Ahamd b. Quddama | damas | | d. 558 H. | Damascus | |
| `Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani | d. 561 H. | Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”8162″]
Abu Najib Dia’ al-Din al-Suhrawardi | → Author of Adab al-Muridin |
b. 490 – d. 563 H. | Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”4223″] Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi | damas | gfh | → | d. 571 H. | Damascus | |
 | Sh. `Isa b. `Abd al-Qadir l-Jilani الشيخ عيسى بن عبد القادر الج يلاني | d. 573 H. | Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1911″] Abu al-Ma`ali al-Nisaburi | damas | → | d. 578 H. | Damascus | |
| Ahmad al-Rifa’i | → | b. 512 – d. 578 H. | Umm 3Abida a village in BaTa’iH | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3973″] Nur al-Din b. Zanki | damas | → | d. 579 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2196″] Abu Madyan Shu`ayb | damas | → | d. 594 H. | Tlimsan or Egypt | |
| Ibn Rushd (Averroes) gfh (sunnah) | d. 595 H. | ||
| Ibn al-Jawzi | damas | | d. 597 H. | Baghdad | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”4238″] `Abd al-Rahman al-`Attar (Al-Zayyat) al-Madani | damas | → | ~600 | Madina | |
| Abu `Umar b. Ahmad b. Qudama | damas | | d. .. H. | ||
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| Fakh al-Din al-Razi | damas/gfh | | b. 543 – d. 606 H. | ||
| Al Fakhr b. `Asakir [ZaSH p. 35] | d. 620 H. | Damascus | |
| Ibn Quddamah Al-Maqdisi | damas | | d. 620 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”438″] Sh. ´Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish | damas | → | 622 H. | Maghrib | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”11010″]
Shihab al-Din `Umar Abu Hafs al-Suhrawardi | → author of Awarif al-Ma`arif |
b. 539 – d. 632 H. | Baghdad | |
 | 'Umar ibn al-Farid عمر بن الفارض "سلطان العاشقين" | b. 576 - d. 632 H. | Cairo |
| Muhyi al-Din ibn al-`Arabi | damas | gfh | known as Al-Sheikh al-Akbar |
d. 638 H. | Damascus | |
| Taqi al-Din b. al-Salah [ZaSH p. 37] | d. 643 H. | Damascus | |
| Diya’ al-Din al-Maqdisi | damas | | d. 643 H. | Damascus | |
| Ibn Qadi al-`Askar al-Hanafi | damas | | d. 651 H. | Damascus | |
| Sibt ibn al-Jawzi | damas | | d. 654 H. | Damascus | |
| `Abd al- Rahman b. Nuh [ZaSH p. 36] | d. 654 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”274″] Imam Abul Hasan al-Shadhili al-Hasani | damas | → | d. 656 H. | Humaythira Egypt | |
| Yusuf al-Qamini | damas | | d. 657 H. | Damascus | |
 | Sh. Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam الشيخ عز الدين بن عبد السلام “Sultan of the Scholars” | durrat | | b. 577 - d. 660 H. | Damascus - Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2203″] Abu Shama damas | → | d. 665 H. | Damascus | |
| Ibn Malik damas | sahib al-Alfiyyah |
d. 672 H. | Damascus | |
 | Ibn Abi Jamra الشيخ عبد الله ابن أبي جمرة | damas | | b. - d. 675 H. | Andalusia - Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”7603″] Ahmad al-Badawi | damas | → | d. 675 H. | Tanta, Egypt | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3925″] Imam al-Nawawi | damas | → | d. 676 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”7855″] Sh. Ibrahim al-Desuqi | damas | → | d. 676 H. | Egypt | |
| Shams al-Din b ‘Umar b. Quddama | damas | | d. 682 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”4541″]
Imam al-Busiri al-Shadhili | damas | → author of Qasida al-Burda |
d. 684 H. | Alexandria | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”435″] Sh. Abul-‘Abbas al-Mursi al-Shadhili | damas | marifa | → | d. 686 H. | Alexandria | |
| Ibn Malik the younger | damas | | d. 686 H. | Damascus | |
| Taj al-Din al-Fazari “al-Farkah” | damas | | d. 690 H. | Damascus | |
| Makin al-Din al-Asmar | → | b. 610 – d. 692 H. | Alexandria | |
| Ibrahim ibn al-Muhaddith | damas | | d. 695 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3082″] Abu Bakr al-`Arudiki | damas | → | born 584 – d. … H. | Damascus | |
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| [field bio-name-ar id=”7607″]
Sh. Yaqut al-`Arshi al-Shadhili | damas | → Teacher of Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari after Sheikh Abul `Abbas al-Mursi |
b. 627 – d. 707 H. | Alexandria | |
 | Ibn Daqiq al-'Id الإمام ابن دقيق العيد | b. 625 - d. 702 H. | Hijaz - Cairo |
 | Sh. Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari الشيخ ابن عطاء الله | damas | | b. - d. 709 H. | Alexandria - Cairo |
 | Ibn Sayyid al-Nas الشيخ محمد بن سيد الناس | b. 671 - d. 734 H. | Cairo - Cairo |
| Sadr al-Din Suleyman ibn Hilal | damas | d. 725 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”7358″] Sh. Dawud b. Makhila (al-Bakhili) al-Shadhili | → | d. 732/735 H. | Alexandria | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2997″] Ahmad al-Tabrizi al-Hanafi | damas | → | d. 735 H. | Damascus Kafar Susa | |
 | Fakhr al-Din al-Zayla'i فخر الدين الزيلعي | b. - d. 743 H. | Zayla' - Cairo |
| Ibrahim b. Sultan al-Hanafi | damas | | d. 738 H. | Damascus | |
| Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi | damas | gfh | | d. 748 H. | Damascus | |
| Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya | damas | | d. 751 H. | Damascus | |
| Jamal al-Din al-Zayla'i جمال الدين الزيلعي | b. - d. 762 H. | Zayla' - Cairo |
| The Subki family brief | extended | | |||
 | Taqi al-Din al-Subki تقي الدين السبكي | damas | | b. 683 - d. 756 H. | Egypt - Cairo |
| Taj al-Din al-Subki تقي الدين السبكي | D.W. Myhram | | b. 727 - d. 771 H. | Egypt - Damascus |
| Ibn Kathir | damas | | d. 774 H. | Damascus | |
| Muhammad b. al-Harr al-Hanafi | damas | | d. 789 H. | Damascus | |
| The Wafa’i Masters | |||
 | The Wafa'i Masters السادات الوفائئية | ||
| Sh. Muhammad Wafa الشيخ محمد وفا | b. 702 - d. 765 H. | Alexandria - Cairo |
| Sh. 'Ali Wafa الشيخ علي وفا | b. 761 - d. 807 H. | Cairo - Cairo |
 | Sh. Yahya Qadiri الشيخ يحيى القادري | d. 857 H. | Cairo |
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 | Shams al-Din al-Hanafi شمس الدين الحنفي | b. 775 - d. 847 H. | Cairo |
 | Ibn Hajar al’Asqalani ابن حجر العسقلاني | ahm/damas | | b. 733 - d. 852 H. | Cairo - Cairo |
 | Sh. Abul Mawahib al-Shadhili الشيخ أبو المواهب الشاذلي | b. - d. 881 (? after 850) H. | Tunis - Cairo |
 | Imam al-Jazuli الإمام الجزولي Author of Dala'il al-Khayrat | d. 869/870/873 H. | Marrakash |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”3076″] `Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni | damas | → | d. 893 H. | Damascus Salihiyya | |
 | Ahmad b. 'Uqba al-Hadrami الشيخ أبو العباس الحضرمي | b. 857 - d. 895 H. | Hadramawt - Cairo |
 | Sh. Ahmad Zarruq الشيخ أحمد زَرّوق | damas | | b. 846 - d. 899 H. | Fas - Misrata |
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 | Sh. Ibrāhīm Fahhām الشيخ إبراهيم الزرهوني الفهَّام | d. after 900 H. | Jabal Zarhun near Fas |
| Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Naji | damas | | d. 900 H. | Damascus | |
| Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Sakhawi His Sufi teachers | gfh (sunnah) | |
b. 831 – d. 902 H. | Cairo – Madinah | |
 | Imam al-Suyuti الإمام السيوطي | Writings | | b. 849 - d. 911 H. | Cairo - Cairo |
 | Zakariyya al-Ansari زكريا الأنصاري | b. 824 - d. 926 H. | Cairo |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2955″] Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi | damas | → | d. 934 H. | Damascus | |
 | Sh. ʿAlī al-Ṣanhājī "Al-Dawwār" الشيخ علي الصنهاجي الدوار | Kuhin / Salwat al-Anfas | | b. - d. 947 H. | Sanhaj - Fas |
 | Sh. 'Ali al-Khawwas الشيخ علي الخوّاص The Shaykh of Imam al-Sha´rani | d. 949 H. | Cairo |
| Ibn Sultan al-Hanafi | damas | | d. 950 H. | Damascus | |
 | Imam al-Sha'rani الإمام الشافعي | Witings | | d. 973 H. | Cairo |
| Sharaf Al-Din Al-Hijawi Imam Sharaf Al-Din Abi Al-Munja Musa bin Ahmad bin Musa bin Salim bin `Isa bin Salim Al-Hijawi, originally from Quds and then settled in Salihyah Damascus. [musa] |
d. 978 H. | Damascus | |
| Bio: Sh. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Majdhub الشيخ عبد الرحمان المجذوب | b. 909 - d. 976 H. | Azzemour - Meknes | |
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| Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari kabbani | marifa | d. 1014 H. | ||
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| Sayyid Muhammad b.´Abd al-Rasul al-Barzanji Chief Shafi´i Mufti of Madina | marifa | |
b. 1040 – d. 1103 H. | Madina | |
| Sh. Abd al-‘Aziz al-Dabbagh الشيخ عبد العزيز الدباغ Author of Al-Ibriz | darsirr | | b. 1095 - d. 1131 H. | Fas | |
| `Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi | damas | | d. ~1150 H./1731 CE | Damascus | |
 | Sh. 'Ali "al-Jamal" al-'Amrani الشيخ علي الجمل العمراني | Kuhin | Salwat al-Anfas | | b. Fas - d. 1194 H. | Fas |
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 | Sh. Ahmad al-Dardir الشيخ أحمد الدردير | b. 1127 - d. 1201 H. | Asyut - Cairo |
 | Sh. Ahmad ibn Ajiba الشيخ أحمد ابن عجيبة الحسني Khalifa of Sh. M. ibn Ahamd al-Buzidi | Writings | | d. 1224 H. | East of Tetuan, Morocco |
 | Sh. Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Al-Buzidi الشيخ محمد بن أحمد البوزيدي Khalifa of Imam ´Arabi Dirqawi | d. 1229 H. | |
 | Moulay al-'Arabi al-Dirqawi الإمام مولاي العربي الدِرقاوِي Reviver of the Shadhili Tariqa | damas | | d. 1239 H. | Rif, Morocco |
| Sheikh Khalid al-Baghdadi | ghf (damas) | b. 1193 – d. 1242 | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1668″]
Sh. Muhammad Amin `Abidin | damas | → known as Ibn `Abidin, author of al-Hashia |
d. 1252 | Damascus | |
| Muhammad Al-Harraq سيدي الشيخ محمد الحراق took the Shadhili Tariqa from Imam al-Dirqawi | b. 1186 - d. d. 1261 H. | Tetouan | |
 | Sh. Muhammad Zhafir al-Madani الشيخ محمد حسن بن حمزة ظافر المدني | damas | | b. - d. 1262 H. | Madina - Misrata |
| Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Saklawi | damas | | d. 1278 | Damascus | |
 | Sh. Muhammad b. Mas´ud al-Fasi الشيخ محمد بن مسعود الفاسي | damas | | b. ~1212 - d. 1289 H. | Fas - Makka |
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| [field bio-name-ar id=”3966″]
Al-Amir Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri al-Hasani | damas | → the famous mujahid against french colonizers |
d. 1300 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1628″] Sh. `Ala al-Din `Abidin | damas | marifa | → | d. 1306 H. | Damascus | |
 | Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib الشيخ محمد الطيب الحسني | damas | | b. 1255 - d. 1313 H. | Algeria - Damascus |
 | Sh. Muhammad Zhafir (the son) الشيخ محمد ظافر Shadhili Shaykh of Sultan AbdulHamid II | b. 1244 - d. 1321 H. | Tarablus, Misrata (Libya) - Istanbul |
 | Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak الشيخ السيد محمد المبارك | damas | | d. 1330 H. | Damascus |
| Imam Ahmad Rada Khan | → | d. 1340 H. (1921 CE.) | Bareilly, India | |
| Qadi Yusuf al-Nabhani | gfh (damas) | | b. 1265 – d. 1342 H. | Beirut | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”88766″] Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani | damas | → | d. 1346/7 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”2235″]
Sheikh Badr al-Din al-Hasani | damas | → known in Sham as “al-muhaddith al-akbar” |
d. 1354 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”9588″] Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi | damas | → | b. 1282 – d. 1362 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”331″] Sh. Isma`il al-Yaqoubi | damas | → | d. 1380 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”8895″] Sh. Muhammad al-Hashimi | damas | marifa | → | b. 1298 d. 1381 H. (1880–1961 CE) | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”1672″]
Sh. Abul Yusr `Abidin | damas | → Hanafi Mufi of Damascus |
d. 1401 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”150″] Sh. Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi | damas | marifa | → | d. 1406 H.(1985 CE) | Damascus | |
| Sheikh Muhammad Sukkar | marifa | | d. 1429 H. | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”8586″] Sh Ahmad Habbal al-Rifa’i | → | d. 1430 H. / 2009 CE | Damascus | |
| Sh. ´Abd al-Razzaq ak-Halabi | marifa | | b.1343 – d.1433 H. (1925-2012 CE) | Damascus Dahdah cemetery | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”8861″] Sh. Shukri Luhafi al-Shadhili | marifa | → | b. 1338 – d. H./ 2015 CE | Damascus | |
| [field bio-name-ar id=”239″]
Sheikh Muhammad al-Ya`qubi | damas | → may Allah preserve him for the benefit of the ummah |
b. 1382 H./ 1961 CE – | Damascus | |
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| The Yaqoubi Family | → Family tree | Burial places in Damascus Shaykh Muhammad al-Siddiq (d. 1307) Sheikh Muhammad al-Sharif (d. 1362) | → Sheikh Isma`il al-Yaqoubi (d.1380) | damas | → Shaykh Muhammad ‘Arabi (d. 1384) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi (d.1406) | damas | → Sheikh Muhammad al-Ya`qubi (born 1382) | damas | →] |
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| The Kettani family: Sheikh Muhammad b. Ja`far (d. 1345 in Fas) Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki (d. 1393) |
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| The ‘Abidin family | Overview | → Sh. Muhammad Amin `Abidin (d. 1252) | damas | → known as Ibn `Abidin, author of al-HashiaSh. `Ala al-Din `Abidin (d. 1306) | damas | marifa | → Sh. Abul Yusr `Abidin (d. 1401) | damas | → |
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| The Kettani family: Sheikh Muhammad b. Ja`far (d. 1345 in Fas) Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki (d. 1393) |
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| The ‘Abidin family: Sheikh Muhammad b. Ja`far (d. 1345 in Fas) Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki (d. 1393) |
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Reference works
RB : الروض البهية في فضائل دمشق للصيادي
Reference works:
Links to on-line Biograpical Encyclopedia:
Imam Subki: Tabaqat al-Shafi’iyya
Ibn Khalikan: Wafayat al-A’lam
Ibn Hajar: Taqrib al-Tahdhib
Ibn Hajar: Al-Isaba
Ibn Athir: Usd al-Ghaba fi ma’rifati al-Sahaba
Ibn Kathir: Al-bidaya wa al-Nihaya
Al-Wafidi: Futuh al=Sham
Al-Suyuti: Lubb al-Lubab (spelling of names)
Al-Qalqashnadi: Ansab al-“Arab
Taj al-Din al-Subki: Tabaqat al-Shafi´iyya al-Kubra
Original pages
Index of Scholars, Saints and notables
Index of Damascene scholars
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