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Bio: Abu Darda

Bio: Abu Darda

Abu Darda

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

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Bio: Abu Shamah al-Maqdisi

Bio: Abu Shamah al-Maqdisi

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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Bio: Abu Sulayman al-Darani

Bio: Abu Sulayman al-Darani

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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Bio: Abul Dahdâh al-Salihi

Bio: Abul Dahdâh al-Salihi

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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Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî

Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî

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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Bio: Mu’awiya b. Abi Sufiyan | معاوية بن أبي سفيان

Bio: Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufiyan | معاوية بن أبي سفيان

Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufiyan

معاوية بن أبي سفيان
b. 15 H. in Makka – d.60 H. in Damascus
sahabi - radya Allah anhu

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Bio: Nur al-Din b. Zanki

Bio: Nur al-Din b. Zanki

Nur al-Din b. Zanki

b. 511 – d. 579 in Daamascus
radiya Allah anhu
– السلطان أبو القاسم نور الدين محمود ين أبي سعيد(أبو سعد) زنكي بن سيف الدين –


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…)

Bio: Sh. Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi

Bio: Sh. Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi

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

Bio: Sh. Badr al-Din al-Hasani

Bio: Sh. Badr al-Din al-Hasani

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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Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi

Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi

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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Bio: Sh. Ismail al-Yaqoubi

Bio: Sh. Ismail al-Yaqoubi

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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Bio: Sh. Muhammad Abul Yusr `Abidin al-Husayni

Bio: Sh. Muhammad Abul Yusr `Abidin al-Husayni

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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Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani

Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani

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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Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib | الشيخ محمد الطيب

Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib | الشيخ محمد الطيب

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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Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

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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Bio: Sh. Muhammad Amin `Abidin (Ibn `Abidin)

Bio: Sh. Muhammad Amin `Abidin (Ibn `Abidin)

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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Bio: Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi

Bio: Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi

Sayyid Shaykh Sharif al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi

الشيخ السيد شريف اليعقوبي الحسني
b. 1282 – d. 1362 H. (1865–1943 CE) in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Bio: Sh. `Ala al-Din bin Muhammad`Abidin

Bio: Sh. `Ala al-Din bin Muhammad`Abidin

Sheikh `Ala al-Din bin Muhammad `Abidin al-Hanafi al-Husayni

الشيخ علاء الدين بن محمد بن عابدين الحنفي الحسيني الدمشقي
b. 1244 – d. 1306 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu

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Bio: `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan

Bio: `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan

`Abd al-Malik b. Marwan

b. 25 H. in Madinah – d. 86/7 H. in Damascus
أبو الوليد عبد الملك بن مروان
radiya Allah anhu

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Damascus: Umawi Mosque

Damascus: Umawi Mosque
Damascus: Umawi Mosque المسجد الأموي بدمشق الشام
Burial place of the head of Prophet Yahya - `aleihi salam
Burial place of the head of Sayyiduna Husayn ibn Abi Talib radiya Allah `anhu

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Studying in Damascus

Studying in Damascus

Studying in Damascus

Info on Islamic Centers in Syria
by Abu Yahya (2003)

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Meciful
All praises be to Allah, Lord of Creation, and peace and blessings be upon our liegelord Muhammad, his companions and folk, one and all.

As-Salaamu ­Alaykum wa Rahmatullah

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Test Place: Umawi Mosque, Damascus (test page)

Test Place: Umawi Mosque, Damascus (test page)
Test page: Umawi Mosque in Damascus, Syriaالمسجد الأموي في دمشق الشام
Resting place of the noble head of Sayyiduna al-Husayn ibn Abi Talib

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