Biographies of Islamic Scholars, Saints and Notables
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Bilal al-Habashî (sahabi) | damas | → | d. ≤ 20 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 | |
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Aws b. Aws al-Thaqafi(sahabi) | damas | → d. towards the end of the caliphate of Sayyiduna `Uthman |
d. … H. | Damascus |
| Sahl b. al-Hanzhaliah (sahabi ) | d. ~ 30 H | Damascus | |
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أبو الدرداء عويمر بن عامر الأنصاري الخزرجي Abu Darda’ (sahabi) | sunnah (alim online) | damas | → | d. 32 H. | Damscus |
| ´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 | |
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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 | |
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Dihya al-Kalbi (sahabi) | damas | → | d. 45 H | Damascus |
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Abu Shayba al-Khudri | → | d. 49 H. | 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 | |
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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (sahabi) | awhamid | → | d. 52/54 H | Constantinople Istanbul, Turkey |
| Fadâlatu b. `Ubayd (sahabi) | damas | | d. 53 H | Damascus | |
| Sayyiduna al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (sahabi) Sayyid al-Shuhada, Grandson of the Beloved of Allah |
b. 4 – d. 61 H. | Karbala his noble head is buried in Damascus |
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| Mu`ayiah b. Abi Sufyan (sahabi) | d. 61 H | Damascus | |
| `Awf b. Malik al-Ashja´i (sahabi) | damas | → | d. 73 H | Damascus | |
| Wâthilah b. al-Asqa` (sahabi) | damas | | d. 83 H | Damascus | |
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أبو ذر الغفاري
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 | |
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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’ | |
| أبو مسلم الخولاني Abu Muslim al-Khawlani (tabi`i) | damas | → | d. …H. | Damascus | |
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أبو الوليد عبد الملك بن مروان بن الحكم بن أبي العاص بن أمية القرشي `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 | |
| عبد الله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب `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 | |
| الفرزدق : أبو فراس همام بن غالب الدارمي التميمي Al-Farazdaq | damas | → | d. 149 H. | Damascus | |
| Ja’far al-Sadiq, Abu ‘Abd Allah | b. 83 – d. 148 H. | Madina | |
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AbdAllah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq | damas | → | d. 149 H. | Damascus |
| Imam Abu Hanifa al-Nu’man (tabi´i) | gfh (damas) | → | b. 80 – d. 150 H. | Baghdad | |
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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. | ||
| 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. | ||
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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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| Ma`ruf al-Karkhi | damas | | d. 200/201 H. | Baghdad | |
| Imam al-Shafi’i, , Muhammad b. Idris | gfh (damas) | | b. 150 H. – d. 204 H. | Ghazza – Cairo | |
| Al-Sayyida Nafisa | damas بالعربية | | d. 208 H. | Cairo | |
| سيدنا ومولانا إدريس الأزهر Moulay Idris al-Azhar → | d. 213 H. | Fas | |
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أبو سليمان عبد الرحمن بن عطية الداراني 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 | |
| Abu al-Fayd Dhul-Nun al-Misri | damas | | d. 245 | ||
| 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 | damas | | d. 283 H, | ||
| 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 | |
| أبو عبد الله محمد بن علي بن الحسين الترمذي Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi | → | d. 320 H. | ||
| Imam Abu Ja`far al-Tahawi | damas | → | d. 321 H. | Cairo | |
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Abul Hasan al-Ash’ari | gfh (damas) | → his students | sunnah | |
b. 260 – d. 324 H. | Baghdad | |
| أبو الدحداح، أحمد بن محمد بن إسماعيل التيمي الدمشقي الصالحي 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. | ||
| الخفظ أبو نعيم الأصبهاني 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 | |
| Imam al-Bayhaqi al-Naysaburi, Abu Bakr | gfh | marifa | → | b. 384 – d. 458 H. | ||
| الخطيب البغدادي Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi | gfh (damas) | sunnah | → | d. 463 H. | Baghdad | |
| أبو الوليد الأندلسي القرطبي 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 [GFH] → | b. 450 – d. 505 | Tus | |
| Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi | damas | → | d. ~540 H. | Damascus | |
| Qadi Abul Bakr b. al-‘Arabi [ABewley] [Dar-sirr] | d. 543 H. | ||
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Qadi ‘Iyad | → | d. 544 H. | Marakesh |
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Abul Hassan Ali ibn Harzihim | → | d. 544 H. | Fas Bab al-Futuh |
| Al-Hasan b. Masmâr al-Hilali | damas | | d. 546 H. | Damascus | |
| أبو البيان نبأ بن محمد بن محفوظ القرشي الدمشقي Abul-Bayan | damas | → | d. 551 H. | Damascus | |
| Ahamd b. Quddama | damas | | d. 558 H. | Damascus | |
| `Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani | d. 561 H. | Baghdad | |
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Abu Najib Dia’ al-Din al-Suhrawardi | → Author of Adab al-Muridin |
b. 490 – d. 563 H. | Baghdad | |
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Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi | damas | gfh | → | d. 571 H. | Damascus |
| أبو المعالي نسعود بن محمد بن مسعود النيسابوري 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 | |
| السلطان أبو القاسم نور الدين محمود ين أبي سعيد زنكي Nur al-Din b. Zanki | damas | → | d. 579 H. | Damascus | |
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الشيخ أبو مدين شعيب بن الحسن الأندلسي التلمساني 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 | |
| `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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| Sh. Ibrahim al-Desuqi | damas | → | d. 675 H. | Egypt | |
| 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 | |
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القطب المُنير سيدي الشيخ عبد السلام بن مشيش Sh. ´Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish | damas | → | 622 H. | Maghrib |
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الشيخ شهاب الدين أبو حفص عمر السهروردي البغدادي
Shihab al-Din `Umar Abu Hafs al-Suhrawardi | → author of Awarif al-Ma`arif |
b. 539 – d. 632 H. | Baghdad |
| Sh. ´Umar ibn al-Farid → | b. 576 – d. 632 H. | Egypt | |
| 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 | |
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سيدي الإمام أبو الحسن الشاذلي الحسني Imam Abul Hasan al-Shadhili al-Hasani | damas | → | d. 656 H. | Humaythira Egypt |
| Yusuf al-Qamini | damas | | d. 657 H. | Damascus | |
| al-`Izz ibn `Abd al-Salam al-Sulami | gfh | “Sultan of the Scholars” |
d. 660 H. | ||
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الإمام عبد الرحمان بن إسماعيل بن إبراهيم عثمان المقدسي ثم الدمشقي، المعروف بأبي شامة Abu Shama damas | → | d. 665 H. | Damascus |
| Ibn Malik damas | sahib al-Alfiyyah |
d. 672 H. | Damascus | |
| `Abd Allah Ibn Abi Jamra | damas | | 675 H. | Cairo | |
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Ahmad al-Badawi | damas | → | d. 675 H. | Tanta, Egypt |
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Imam al-Nawawi | damas | → | d. 676 H. | Damascus |
| Ibrahim al-Dasuqi | d. 676 H. | ||
| Shams al-Din b ‘Umar b. Quddama | damas | | d. 682 H. | Damascus | |
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Imam al-Busiri al-Shadhili | damas | → author of Qasida al-Burda |
d. 684 H. | Alexandria Egypt | |
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الشيخ سيدى الإمام أحمد أبو العباس المرسى Sh. Abul-‘Abbas al-Mursi al-Shadhili | damas | marifa | → | d. 686 H. | Alexandria Egypt |
| Ibn Malik the younger | damas | | d. 686 H. | Damascus | |
| Taj al-Din al-Fazari “al-Farkah” | damas | | d. 690 H. | Damascus | |
| Ibrahim ibn al-Muhaddith | damas | | d. 695 H. | Damascus | |
| Abu Bakr al-`Arudiki | damas | → | born 584 – d. … H. | Damascus | |
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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 Egypt |
| Imam Ibn Daqiq al-Id | → | d. 702 H. | Cairo | |
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الشيخ أحمد ابن عَطاء اللهِ السَّكَنْدَري Sh. Ahmad Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari | damas | → | d. 709 H. | Cairo |
| Sadr al-Din Suleyman ibn Hilal | damas | d. 725 H. | Damascus | |
| Sh. Dawud b. Makhila (al-Bakhili) al-Shadhili | → | d. 732/735 H. | Alexandria Egypt | |
| Ahmad al-Tabrizi al-Hanafi | damas | → | d. 735 H. | Damascus Kafar Susa | |
| 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 | |
| The Subki family brief | extended Taqi al-Din al-Subki | damas | Taj al-Din al-Subki | by David W. Myhram | |
d. 756 H. d. 771 H. |
Cairo Damascus Qasiun |
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| Ibn Kathir | damas | | d. 774 H. | Damascus | |
| Muhammad b. al-Harr al-Hanafi | damas | | d. 789 H. | Damascus | |
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| Sh. Shams al-Din al-Hanafi al-Shadhili | → | b. 775 – d. 847 H. | Egypt | |
| Ibn Hajar al’Asqalani | damas | | b. 733 – d. 852 H. | Cairo | |
| Sh. Abul Mawahib al-Shadhili | → | d. 881 / after 850 H. | Cairo | |
| `Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni | damas | → | d. 893 H. | Damascus Salihiyya | |
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سيدي الإمام أحمد زروق الفاسي Sh. Ahmad Zarruq al-Fasi | damas | → | d. 899 H. | Misrata, Libya/td> |
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| 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 | |
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Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti | damas | → Writings | → |
d. 911 H. | Cairo |
| Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi | damas | → | d. 934 H. | Damascus | |
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Sayyidi Sh. ´Ali al-Khawas al-Shadhili → The Shaykh of Imam al-Sha´rani |
d. 949 H. | Cairo |
| Ibn Sultan al-Hanafi | damas | | d. 950 H. | Damascus | |
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Imam `Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha`rani | → Writings | → |
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 | |
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| Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari kabbani | marifa | d. 1014 H. | ||
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| Al-Sayyid Muhammad b. ´Abd al-Rasul al-Barzanji | marifa | Chief Shafi´i Mufti of Madina |
b. 1040 – d. 1103 H. | Madina | |
| Sh. Abd al’Aziz al-Dabbagh | darsirr | → | b. 1095 – d. 1131/2 H. (1719 CE) | Fas | |
| `Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi | damas | | d. ~1150 H./1731 CE | Damascus | |
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Sh. ´Ali al-´Amarani al-Jamal al-Hasani →Shaykh of Imam ´Arabi al-Dirqawi | d. 1194 | Fas |
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سيدي الشيخ أحمد ابن عجيبة الحسني Sh. Ahmad ibn ´Ajiba al-Hasani →took the Shadhili Path from Sh. M. ibn Ahamd al-Buzidi Writings | → |
d. 1224 H | East of Tetuan |
| Sh. Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Al-Buzidi | →took the Shadhili Path from Imam al-Dirqawi | d. 1229 H. | ||
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الشيخ السيد العربي بن أحمد الدِرقاوِي الحسني Mawlaya al-`Arabi al-Dirqawi al-Hasani | damas | → | d. 1239 H | near Fas |
| Sheikh Khalid al-Baghdadi | ghf (damas) | b. 1193 – d. 1242 | Damascus | |
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سيدي الشيخ محمد أمين بن عمر بن عبد العزيز عابدين الحنفي الحسيني الدمشقي
Sh. Muhammad Amin `Abidin | damas | → known as Ibn `Abidin, author of al-Hashia |
d. 1252 | Damascus |
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Sh.Muhammad Harraq | → took the Shadhili Path from Imam al-Dirqawi |
d. 1261 | Tetuan | |
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الشيخ محمد بن حسن ظافر بن حمزة ظافر Sh. Muhammad ibn Hamza ibn Zhafir al-Madani | damas | → | d. 1262 | Mistrata, Libya |
| Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Saklawi | damas | | d. 1278 | Damascus | |
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الشيخ محمد بن مسعود المغربي الفاسي Sh. Muhammad ibn Mas´ud al-Fasi | damas | → | 1289 | Makka |
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Al-Amir Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri al-Hasani | damas | → the famous mujahid against french colonizers |
d. 1300 H. | Damascus |
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الشيخ علاء الدين محمد بن (محمد أمين المعروف بابن عابدين) بن عمر بن عبد العزيز عابدين الحنفي الحسيني الدمشقي Sh. `Ala al-Din `Abidin | damas | marifa | → | d. 1306 H. | Damascus |
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الشيخ السيد محمد الطيب الحسني Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani al-Shadhili | damas | → | d. 1313 H. | Damascus |
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Sh. Muhammad Zhafir (the son) | → | 1321 H. | Istanbul |
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الشيخ السيد محمد المبارك الحسني Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani al-Shadhili | damas | → | d. 1330 H. | Damascus |
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Imam Ahmad Rada Khan | → | d. 1340 H. (1921 CE.) | Bareilly, India |
| Qadi Yusuf al-Nabhani | gfh (damas) | | b. 1265 – d. 1342 H. | Beirut | |
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Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani | damas | → | d. 1346/7 H. | Damascus |
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محدث الشام الأكبرالشيخ محمد بدر الدين بن يوسف الحسني المغربي الاصل الدمشقي
Sheikh Badr al-Din al-Hasani | damas | → known in Sham as “al-muhaddith al-akbar” |
d. 1354 H. | Damascus |
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Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi | damas | → | b. 1282 – d. 1362 H. | Damascus |
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الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني Sh. Isma`il al-Yaqoubi | damas | → | d. 1380 H. | Damascus |
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Sh. Muhammad al-Hashimi | damas | marifa | → | b. 1298 d. 1381 H. (1880–1961 CE) | Damascus |
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الشريف الشيخ محمد أبو اليسر بن محمد عابدين الحسيني
Sh. Abul Yusr `Abidin | damas | → Hanafi Mufi of Damascus |
d. 1401 H. | Damascus |
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الشيخ السيد إبراهيم اليعقوبي الحسني Sh. Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi | damas | marifa | → | d. 1406 H.(1985 CE) | Damascus |
| Sheikh Muhammad Sukkar | marifa | | d. 1429 H. | Damascus | |
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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 | |
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Sh. Shukri Luhafi al-Shadhili | marifa | → | b. 1338 – d. H./ 2015 CE | Damascus |
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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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