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‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak

أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن المبارك
b. 118 H. in Merv – d. 181 H. in Hit (736 -797 CE)
radiya Allah anhu

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‘Amr ibn al-‘As

عمرو بن العاص
b. in Makka – d. 43 H. in Cairo, Egypt
radiya Allah anhu

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'Uqba b. 'Amir al-Juhani

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Abu al-Bayan

أبو البيان نبأ بن محمد بن محفوظ القرشي الدمشقي
d. 551 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

Nabâ ibn Muhammad ibn Mahfûzh al-Qurashi al-Dimashqi
Scholar of language and fiqh, murshid. He used to study shafi`i fiqh together with Sheikh Rislan in a mosque in the grand suq near Bab Sharqi.

Buried in Bab al-Saghir.

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Abu al-Ma`ali al-Nisaburi

أبو المعالي النيسابوري
d. 578
radiya Allah anhu

أبو المعالي نسعود بن محمد بن مسعود النيسابوري
orator, preacher, shafi`i scholar, lived in damascus, buried in the sufi graveyard

References: [Ziarat al-Sham p.334-5] – Damas Cultural Society © 2007

Abu Ayyub al Ansari

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Abu Bakr al-`Arudiki

born 584 – d. .. H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

Of Ahl al-mahabba wa al-tawhid.
Buried at the foot of Qasiun on the western side [Ziarat al-Sham]

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Abu Darda

أبو الدرداء الأنصاري الخزرجي
d. 32 H. (653 CE) in Damascus (sahabi)
radiya Allah anhu

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Abu Dharr al Ghafari

أبو ذر الغفاري
d. 32 H. in Rabdha, near Madina
radiya Allah anhu

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Abu Muslim al-Khawlani

“The inburnable”
d. 62 H. in Daria, Damascus
أبو مسلم الخولاني
radiya Allah anhu

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Abu Nu`aym Al-Asbahani

أبو نعيم الأصبهاني
b. 336 – d. 430
radiya Allah anhu

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Abu Shamah Shihab al-Din al-Maqdisi

b. 599 – d. 665 in Damascus (1202-1267 CE)
الإمام عبد الرحمان بن إسماعيل بن إبراهيم عثمان المقدسي ثم الدمشقي، المعروف بأبي شامة
radiya Allah anhu

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Abu Shayba al Khudri

أبو شيبة الخدري
d. 49 H. in Istanbul, Turkey (670 CE) sahabi
radiya Allah anhu

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Abu Sulayman al-Darani

أبو سليمان عبد الرحمن بن عطية الداراني
(d. 215 H. in Dara near Damascus)
radiya Allah anhu

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Abul al-Dahdâh al-Salihi

أبو الدحداح، أحمد بن محمد بن إسماعيل التيمي الدمشقي الصالحي
d. 328 in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Hammam ibn Ghalib Al-Farazdaq

الفرزدق : أبو فراس همام بن غالب بن صعصعة الدارمي التميمي
b. 38 – d. 114 H. in Basra (641 – 732 CE)
rahimahu Allah

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Al-Hakim Tirmidhi

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Al-Harith al-Muhasibi

أبو عبد الله الحارث بن أسد البغدادي المحاسبي
b. 165 H. in Basrah – d. 243 H. in Baghdad
may Allah be pleased with him

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Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi

b. 392 – d. 463 in Baghdad
الخطيب البغدادي‎‎
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Al-Layth ibn Sa'd

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Abu Al-Walid Al-Baji Al-Qurtubi al-Maliki

أبو الوليد الأندلسي القرطبي
b. 403 – d. 474 H.
radiya Allah anhu

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Aws b. Aws al-Thaqafi

أوس بن أوس الثقفي
d. towards the end of the caliphate of `Uthman (r)
radiya Allah anhu

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Bilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî al-Qurashî al-Taymî

بلال بن رباح الحبشي القرشي التيمي
d. 20 or 18 or 19 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Sayyidna Darar b. al-Azwar al-Asadi

ضرار بن الأزور الأسدي
d. 14 or 18 H. (636/640 CE)
radiya Allah anhu

Abul Fayd Dhul Nun al-Misri

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Dihya al-Kalbi

(sahabi d. 45 H. in Damascus)
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Zayla'i

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Sayyidi Habib ibn Mohammad al-‘Ajami

d. in Baghdad

Habib ibn Mohammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri, a Persian settled at Basra, was a noted hadith narrator who transmitted from al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Sirrin, and other authorities. His conversion from a life of ease and self-indulgence was brought about by al-Hasan’s eloquence; he was a frequent attendant at his lectures, and became one of his closest associates.

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In memory of Hajja Umm Ibrahim

Farizah Al-Rabat

Imam Ibn Daqiq al-'Id

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Imam Ibn Hajar al’Asqalani

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Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari

b. 499 – d. 571 in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ash`ari

b. 1244 – d. 1306 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Abu Hanifa

الأمام الأعظم أبو حنيفة النعمان بن ثابت الكوفيّ
d. 150 in Baghdad
radiya Allah anhu

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Sayyidi Imam Abul Hasan al-Shadhili

سيدي الإمام أبو الحسن الشاذلي الحسني
b. 593 – d. 656 H in Humaythira. Egypt
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

‘Ali ibn ‘ Abd Allah ibn ‘ Abd al- Jabbar ibn Tamim ibn Hurmuz ibn Hatim ibn Qusay ibn Yusuf ibn Yusha ‘ ibn Ward ibn Battal ibn Idris ibn Muhammad ibn ‘lsa ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn ‘ Ali ibn Abi Talib.

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Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

d. 1340 H. (1921 CE.) in Bareilly, India

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
By Mohammad Monawwar Ateeq

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`Abd al-Rahman ibn `Amr ibn Yuhmad Abu `Amr al-Awza`i

الإمام عبد الرحمن الأوزاعي
b. 88 – d. 158 H. in Beirut, Libanon (707 – 744 CE) tabi´i
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Al-Bayhaqi

(384 – 458 H)
radiya Allah anhu

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Mawlaya Imam `Arabi al-Dirqawi al-Hasani

الشيخ السيد العربي بن أحمد الدِرقاوِي الحسني
d. 1239 H. in Rif
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Imam Al-Ghazali

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Imam Muhammad b. Sulayman al-Jazuli al-Hasani al-Shadhili

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Abū ‘l-Qāsim al-Junayd bin Muhammad al-Baghdadi

(d. 297 H. in Baghdad)
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam al-Nawawi

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Sh. 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani al-Shadhili

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Imam Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi'i

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Imam al-Shurubulali

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Imam al-Suyuti

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Imam Abu Ja´far al-Warraq Al-Tahawi

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Imam Abu ´Isa Muhammad b.´Isa al-Tirmidhi

الإمام محمد بن عيسى بن سورة الترمذي
b. 209 – d. 279 H. in … ( CE)
radiya Allah anhu

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Abū ‘l-Ḥasan Sarī ibn al-Mughallis Saqatī

(b. 155 – d. 251 H. in Baghdad)
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri

d. 684 H. in Alexandria
radiya Allah anhu

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Imam Jamal al-Din al-Zayla'i

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Jamil b. ´AbdAllah b. Ma´mar

(known as Jamil Buthayna)
b. in Hijaz – d. 82 H. in Misr

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Moulay Idris II – Founder of the City of Fas

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Sayyidi Moulay `Abd al-Salam Ibn Mashish al-Hasani al-Idirisi

القطب المُنير سيدي عبد السلام بن مشيش
d. 622 H. Jabal ‘Alam near Tetuan
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufiyan

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Nur al-Din b. Zanki

b. 511 – d. 579 in Daamascus
radiya Allah anhu
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Just ruler of Damscus, first in history ot build a Dar al-hadith, gave many books as waqf, built schools and mosques and institueted many awqaf, loved and honored the pple of din; strong in warfare, a good archer, he would only consume out of wealth he that the `ulema deemd lawful (more…)

Qadi ´Iyad

القاضي عياض بن موسى بن عياض اليحصبي
b. 476 – d. 544 H. in Marrakesh (1083 – 1149 CE)
may Allah be pleased with him

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Sahl al-Tustari

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Salman al-Farisi

d. 33/35 H. in Madina Munawwara
radiya Allah anhu

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Sayyid Al Hasan al-Anwar

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Sayyid Al Hasan al-Anwar

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Sayyida Fatima bint Hasan al-Anwar

Sayyida Nafisa

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Sayyida Sakina bint Al-Husayn

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Sayyida Zeynab bint 'Ali

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Sayyid Al-Husayn b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib

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Sayyiduna Al-Husayn b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib

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Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi al Hasani al-Shadhili

b. 1298 – d. 1381 H. (1880–1961 CE) in Damascus (CE)

Tab links: Bio in English | عربي | Photos | Burial Place

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Sayyidi `Abd al-Rahman al-`Attar al-Madani al-Hasani al-Idrisi

(الشيخ عبد الرجمن المدني العَطَّار الحسني (الملقب بالزَّيات
d. around 600 H. in Madina al-Munawwara
radiya Allah anhu

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Sayyidi Shaykh ´Ali al-Jamal al-‘Amrani al-Hasani

الشيخ السيد علي بن عبد الرحمن العمراني الجمل
d. 1194 H. in Fas
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sh. 'Ali Wafa

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Sayyidi Sh. 'Umar ibn al-Farid

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Sidi Shaykh Abd al-‘Aziz al-Dabbagh al-Hasani

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Sayyidi Abul Hassan Ali ibn Hirzihum

d. 544 H. (1129 CE) in Fas
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

Teacher of Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu Madyan al-Ghawth

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Sh. Abul Mawahib al-Shadhili

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Sayyidi Shaykh Abul-‘Abbas al-Mursi

الشيخ أبو العباس المرسي
d. 686 H. in Alexandria
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Abul-Najib Diya’ul-Din al-Suhrawardi

Shaykh Abul-Najib ´Abd al-Qahir (or ´Abd al-Qadir) Diya’ul-Din (and Najib al-Din) al-Suhrawardi
الشيخ أبو النجيب عبد القادر السهروردي الملقب بضياء الدين، وبنجيب الدين
b. 490 in Suhraward – d. 563 H. in Baghdad (1097 – 1168 CE)
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sh. Ahmad al-Badawi

سيدي الشيخ أحمد ابدوي
d. 675 H. in Tanta, Egypt
radiya Allah anhu

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Sh. Ahmad al-Dardir

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Sayyidi Shaykh Ahmad al-Rifa´i

b. 512 – d. 578 H. in Umm ´Abida (a village in Bata’ih)
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Ahmad al-Tabrizi al-Hanafi

d. 735 in Damascus, Kafar Susa
أحمد بن عبد الكريم بن عبد الصمد التبريزي الحنفي
radiya Allah anhu

Great Hanafi scholar, who used to witness (i.e. veryfy legal writings) in front of al-Madrasa al-Masmariyya in Qaymariya. Died in Kafar Susa and was buried there. [ZaSh p. 41]

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Shaykh Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi

d. 934
أحمد بن بدر الدين الحنفي
radiya Allah anhu

Buried in the Hamriyyah graveyard
– بمحلة الشويكة – [ZaSh p. 41]

Reference: Damas Cultural Society © 2007

Shaykh Ahmad al-Rifa´i al-Habbal al-Dimashqi

الشيخ أحمد الرفاعي الحبال
d. 1430 H. (2009 CE) in Damascus

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Sayyidi Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ajiba al-Hasani

سيدي الشيخ أحمد ابن عجيبة الحسني
d. 1224 H. (1809 CE) East of Tetuan

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Sh. Abul-´Abbas Ahmad b. ´Uqba al-Hadrami

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Sh. Ahmad Zarruq al-Fasi

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Sh. ´Ali al-Khawas al-Burullusi al-Shadhili

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Shaykh Badr al-Din al-Hasani

محدث الشام الأكبرالشيخ محمد بدر الدين بن يوسف الحسني المغربي الاصل الدمشقي
b. 1267 – d. 1354 H in Damascus (1850-1935 CE)
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sayyidi Shaykh Dawud b. Makhila (al-Bakhili) al-Shadhili

(الباخلي) الشيخ داود بن ماخلا
d. 732/735 H. (1331 CE) in Alexandria

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Sh. `Abd Allah Ibn Abi Jamra

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Sh. Fath al-Din Muhammad Ibn Sayyid al-Nas

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Sh. Ahmad Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari

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Sh. Ibrahim al-Desuqi

سيدي إبراهيم الدسوقي
d. 676 H. in Kafr El-Shaykh, Egypt
radiya Allah anhu

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Shaykh Ibrahim al-Desuqi al-Husayni

الشيخ سيدي إبراهيم الدسوقي
b – d. 675 H. (… CE) in Tanta
From the companions of Imam Abul Hasan al-Shadhili
may Allah be pleased with them

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Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi

الشيخ السيد إبراهيم اليعقوبي الحسني
d. 1406 H. / 1985 CE in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sh. Ibrahim "Fahham" al-Zarhuni

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Sayyidi Shaykh Ismail al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi

الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني
d. 1380 H. / 1960 CE in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sh. Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam

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Sayyidi Sh. Makin al-Din al-Asmar

سيدي مكين الردين الأسمر
b 610 – d. 692 H. in Alexandria (near Sayyidi Sh. Abul ‘Abbas al-Mursi)
From the companions of Sayyidi Imam Abul Hasan al-Shadhili
qaddasa Allah Sirrahu

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Al-Sayyid al-Sheikh Muhammad Abul Yusr `Abidin al-Husayni

الشريف الشيخ محمد أبو اليسر بن محمد عابدين الحسيني
b. 1307 – d. 1401 H. in Damascus (1889–1981 CE)
radiya Allah anhu

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Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Al-Harraq

b. 1186 – d. 1261 H. in Tetuan (… CE)
الشيخ سيدي محمد الحراق

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Sayyidi Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani al-Idrisi

الشيخ السيد محمد المبارك الحسني
d. 1330 H. in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sayyidi Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani al-Idrisi

الشيخ السيد محمد الطيب الحسني
b. 1255 H. in Algeria – d. 1313 H. in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi

العلامة الشيخ السيد محمد أبو الهدى اليعقوبي الحسني الإدريسي
Hafizhahu Allah – May Allah preserve him

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Al-Sayyid al-Sheikh Muhammad Amin`Abidin al-Hanafi al-Husayni

سيدي الشيخ محمد أمين بن عمر بن عبد العزيز عابدين الحنفي الحسيني الدمشقي
b. – d. 1252 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Sayyidi Sh. Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Al-Buzidi

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Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibn al-Habib Al-Buzidi

الشيخ محمد بن حبيب البوزيدي, سيدي محمد بن الحبيب بن عبد الله بن أحمد
b. 1239 – d. 1327 H. in Mustaghanim, Algeria (1824-1909 CE)

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Shaykh Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn Hamza Zhafir al-Madani

الشيخ محمد بن حسن ظافر بن حمزة ظافر
b. in al-Madina al-Munawwara – d. 1262 H. in Misrata (Libya)
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Shaykh Muhammad b. Mas´ud al-Fasi

الشيخ محمد بن مسعود المغربي الفاسي
b. ~1212 H. in Fas – d. 1289 H. in Makka
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani al-Shadhili

b. 1264 – d. 1346/7 H. in Damascus (1847–1927)

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Sh. Muhammad Wafa

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Shaykh Muhammad Zhafir (the son)

الشيخ محمد بن حمزة ظافر المدني
b. 1244 in Tarablus, Misrata (Libya) – d. 1321 H. in Istanbul (1829 – 1903 CE)
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Sayyidi Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi

d. ~540 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Sh. Shams al-Din al-Hanafi al-Shadhili

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