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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 |
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 |
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. | ||
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 Damascussmall> | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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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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
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- Bio: ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak
- Bio: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As
- Bio: Abu al-Bayan
- Bio: Abu al-Ma`ali al-Nisaburi
- Bio: Abu Ayyub al Ansari
- Bio: Abu Bakr al-`Arudiki
- Bio: Abu Darda
- Bio: Abu Dharr al-Ghafari
- Bio: Abu Muslim al-Khawlani
- Bio: Abu Nu’aym Al-Asbahani
- Bio: Abu Shamah al-Maqdisi
- Bio: Abu Shayba al Khudri
- Bio: Abu Sulayman al-Darani
- Bio: Abul Dahdâh al-Salihi
- Bio: Al-Farazdaq
- Bio: Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi
- Bio: Al-Harith al-Muhasibi
- Bio: Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
- Bio: Al-Qurtubi
- Bio: Al-Qutb Abu Madyan Shu`ayb – القطب أبو مدين شعيب
- Bio: Aws b. Aws al-Thaqafi
- Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî
- Bio: Darar b. al-Azwar al-Asadi
- Bio: Dihya al-Kalbi
- Bio: Habib ibn al-`Ajami
- Bio: Hajjah Farizah Al-Rabbat
- Bio: Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari
- Bio: IMAM ABU AL-HASAN AL-ASH`ARI
- Bio: Imam Abu Hanifa
- Bio: Imam Abul Hasan al-Shadhili
- Bio: Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
- Bio: Imam Ahmad Zarruq
- Bio: Imam al-Awza´i
- Bio: Imam Al-Bayhaqi
- Bio: Imam al-Dirqawi al-Hasani
- Bio: Imam Al-Ghazali
- Bio: Imam al-Jazuli
- Bio: Imam Al-Junayd Al-Baghdadi
- Bio: Imam al-Nawawi
- Bio: Imam al-Sha’rani
- Bio: Imam al-Shurubulali
- Bio: Imam Al-Suyuti
- Bio: Imam Al-Tahawi
- Bio: Imam al-Tirmidhi
- Bio: Imam Ibn Daqiq al-Id
- Bio: Imam Sari Al-Saqati
- Bio: Imam Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri
- Bio: Jamil Buthayna
- Bio: Mawlay Idris II – The Founder of Fas
- Bio: Moulay ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish
- Bio: Nur al-Din b. Zanki
- Bio: Qadi ´Iyad
- Bio: Salman al-Farisi
- Bio: Sh Muhammad al-Hashimi
- Bio: Sh-. `Abd al-Rahman al-`Attar al-Madani
- Bio: Sh. ‘Ali Jamal al-‘Amrani
- Bio: Sh. Abd al-‘Aziz al-Dabbagh
- Bio: Sh. Abul Hassan ´Ali ibn Hirzihum
- Bio: Sh. Abul Mawahib al-Shadhili
- Bio: Sh. Abul-‘Abbas al-Mursi
- Bio: Sh. Abul-Najib al-Suhrawardi
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad al-Badawi
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad al-Rifa´i
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad al-Tabrizi al-Hanafi
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad Habbal
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad ibn Ajiba
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad ibn ‘Uqbah al-Hadrami
- Bio: Sh. Badr al-Din al-Hasani
- Bio: Sh. Dawud ibn Makhila (al-Bakhili)
- Bio: Sh. Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari
- Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-Desuqi al-Husayni
- Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi
- Bio: Sh. Ismail al-Yaqoubi
- Bio: Sh. Makin al-Din al-Asmar
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad Abul Yusr `Abidin al-Husayni
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Harraq
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad Amin `Abidin (Ibn `Abidin)
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Buzidi
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn Hamza Zhafir al-Madani
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad ibn Mas´ud al-Fasi
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad ibn Yallis
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad Zhafir (the son)
- Bio: Sh. Rislan al-Dimashqi
- Bio: Sh. Shams al-Din al-Hanafi
- Bio: Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi
- Bio: Sh. Shihab al-Din ´Umar al-Suhrawardi
- Bio: Sh. Shukri al-Luhafi
- Bio: Sh. Yahya Qadiri
- Bio: Sh. Yaqut al-`Arshi
- Bio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri
- Bio: Sh. `Ala al-Din bin Muhammad`Abidin
- Bio: Sh. ´Ali al-Khawas
- Bio: Sh. ´Umar ibn al-Farid
- Bio: The Kettani Family
- Bio: The Wafa’i Masters
- Bio: The Yaqoubi Masters
- Bio: `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan
- Bio: `Abd Al-Qahir Al-Baghdadi
- Bio: `Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni
- Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq
- Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib
- Bio: `Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja´i
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Damascene Breeze
Damascene Breeze – Students memories
- Hadith Recital | Sahih Muslim – Damascus 2007
Recital of Sahih Muslim by Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi in Damascus, Rajab 1428 (July 2007) ختكت بحمد الله جامع مسلم *** بجوف دمشق الشام جوف الإسلام The book of Muslim has been completed, praise be to Allah * in the heart of Damascus of Sham, the heart of Islam. Those who regularly attend the classes of al-Sayyid al-Sharif Sheikh Abul Huda Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi in the Mosque of Sheikh Muhuy al-Din Ibn al-Arabi in Damascus, will have heard him mentioning time upon time: “The recital of the books of Hadith is a tradtion ...
- 4 Pages from Salihiyyah“Use time wisely and be always in the presence (of the Masters)
and know that grace selects the one who is present”
Qasida by Abu MadyanDamascus, July 2005 – At the foot of the Qasioun mountain, north of the ancient nucleus of Damascus, lies the green dome covering the grave of Muhyi al-Din ibn al `Arabi. Next to it is a mosque, surrounded by pulsating market streets. To the East is the historical Hanabila-mosque, built by those who were driven ...
- Ramadan in Sham 1427
Damascus 2006. Praise be to the One who guides us to His Way, and salutations on His Messenger, the Noble Family and Tribe, and those who follow their paths. – Thanks to whom thanks are due first and foremost, our host, the erudite scholar and exemplary guide, the lighthouse of Damascus and the whole world, our revered teacher and beloved sheikh al-Sayyid Muhammad Abul Huda Al-Yaqoubi and his family. May Allah Most High protect them, as they opened for us the doors of their home during the blessed month in which Allah opens the doors of Paradise. Those ...
- Studying in Damascus
Damascus 2003. – “Damascus is commonly acknowledged by the local and foreign inhabitants as a very safe place to live. Crime is minimal, and rarely exceeds petty theft. Rape, murder, grand theft, are all virtually unheard of. It might be difficult to believe, and it was for me too when I first arrived, but after nearly five years of living there, I have to admit that Damascus is one of the safest places Ive even been to.”
Scholars of Damascus
History of Damascus and its Scholars
- 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 Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs Umawi ruler, faqih with wide knowledge and great piety. Abul Walid `Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (the caliph) ibn Al-Hakam (the Sahabi) ibn Abil`As ibn Umayya al-Quraishi. The one of the seven fuqaha of Madina, and the fifth Umawi caliph. Ibn Khaldun stated that “`Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan is one of the greatest Arab ...
- Bio: `Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni`Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni d. 893 in Damascus, Salihiyya radiya Allah anhu Buried in MîTûr Jami`al-Jadid in Salihiyyah Damas Cultural Society © 2007
- Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq`Abd Allah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq (“al-Aftah”) d. 149 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs From onemilegrads.blogspot.se Abdullah al-Aftah ibn Ja’far al-Sadiq was the eldest surviving son of Ja’far al-Sadiq, and the full-brother of Isma’il ibn Jafar. Abdullah’s title “al-Aftah” derives from the Arabic words “aftah al-ra’s” (broad-headed) or “aftah al-rijlayn” (broad-footed) used to describe his appearance. During the lifetime of his father, Abdullah al-Aftah had supported the revolt of his relative Muhammad ibn Abdallah An-Nafs ...
- Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib`Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib “al-Tayyar” “عبد الله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب “الطيار d. ~100 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Refs He is the son of Sayyiduna Ja`far b. Abi Talib, and the newphew of Sayyiduna `Ali ibn Abi Talib, as well as his son-in-law: he married Sayyida Zainab bint Ali b. Abi Talib. When sayyiduna`Ali established his caliphate in Kufa, he and his family went to join him there. Sayyida Zainab bore him four ...
- Bio: Abu DardaAbu Darda أبو الدرداء الأنصاري الخزرجي d. 32 H. (653 CE) in Damascus (sahabi) radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Hadith | Burial Place | Refs `Uwaymar (or `Amir) ibn Zayd, known by his kunya Abu Al-Darda’, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) from the ansar. A great scholar, imam, ascetic and hadith narrator. He was originally trader in Madinah who converted from Judaism to Islam after hearing the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (s). He became a great scholar and hadith narrator, known ...
- Bio: Abu Dharr al-GhafariAbu Dharr al Ghafari أبو ذر الغفاري d. 32 H. in Rabdha, near Madina radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Türkçe | عربي | Maqams | Refs He lived in Damascus during the caliphate of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman. He has a maqam in al-Shaghur Abu Dharr al-Ghafari Scanned from “Companions of The Prophet”, Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid. View on sunnah.org | damas Jundub ibn Junadah, nicknamed Abu Dharr, was a member of the Ghifari tribe that lived in the Waddan valley outside Makka. He was known ...
- Bio: Abu Muslim al-KhawlaniAbu Muslim al-Khawlani “The inburnable” d. 62 H. in Daria, Damascus أبو مسلم الخولاني radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs Prominent religious figure in Damascus, Syria. He was one of the ‘Eight Ascetics,’ who included Amir ibn Abd al-Qays, Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, Uways al-Qarani, Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym, al-Aswad ibn Yazid, Masruq ibn al-Ajda’, Sufyan al-Thawrt ibn Said and Hasan al-Basri. It is recorded by Sheikh ‘Aa’id Abdullah al-Qarni that Al Aswad al `Ansi, a man in Yemen who claimed ...
- Bio: Abu Shamah al-MaqdisiAbu 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 Tab links: Brill entry | عربي | Burial Place ﷽ Grammarian and muhaddith He was the third head of Damascus Dar al-hadith after Imam al-Nawawi Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn al-Maqdisī Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm b. ʿUthmān b. Abī Bakr b. Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad al-Maqdisī (599–665/1203–68) was a scholar of seventh/thirteenth-century ...
- Bio: Abu Sulayman al-DaraniAbu Sulayman al-Darani أبو سليمان عبد الرحمن بن عطية الداراني (d. 215 H. in Dara near Damascus) radiya Allah anhu Tab links: Bio in English | عربي | Svenska | Burial Place | Refs Biography in Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya – t.b.d. Biografi Abu Sulayman al-Darani ur al-Qusayri’s Risala, övers. Göran Ogén t.b.d. t.b.d. Biografi ur al-Qusayri’s Risala Biografi Abu Sulayman al-Darani ur Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya Övers. Göran Ogén 12. Abū Sulaymān cAbd al-Rahmān bin cAtīya al-Dārānī(1) 1. kom från Dārān(2), en av byarna kring Damaskus, och dog år ...
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-HanafiShaykh Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi d. 934 أحمد بن بدر الدين الحنفي radiya Allah anhu Buried in the Hamriyyah graveyard – بمحلة الشويكة – Reference: Damas Cultural Society © 2007
- Bio: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As‘Amr ibn al-‘As عمرو بن العاص d. ? H. in Egypt radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Türkçe | عربي | Maqams | Refs Sahabi Abu Dharr al-Ghafari Scanned from “Companions of The Prophet”, Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid. View on sunnah.org | damas Jundub ibn Junadah, nicknamed Abu Dharr, was a member of the Ghifari tribe that lived in the Waddan valley outside Makka. He was known for his courage, his calmness and his far-sightedness … … During the caliphate of Uthman, he stayed in ...
- Bio: `Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja´iSayyiduna `Awf ibn Malik al-Ashjari عوف بن مالك بن أبي عوف الأشجعي d. 73 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Ref’s Sahabi, witnessed the opening of Makka, settled in Sham and was buried in Damascus. He narrated hadith. t.b.d. From al-eman.com عوف بن مالك الأشجعي عوف بن مالك بن أبي عوف الأشجعي، يكنى أبا عبد الرحمن، ويقال: أبو حماد، وقيل: أبو عمرو. وأول مشاهده خيبر، وكانت معه راية أشجع يوم الفتح، وسكن الشام. روى عنه من الصحابة: أبو أيوب الأنصاري، وأبو ...
- Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-HabashîBilal 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 Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Location | Refs Sahabi, buried in Maqbara Bab Saghir in Damascus Freed slave of sayyiduna Abu Bakr, mu’adhdhin of the Prophet (s). He came to Sham as a mujahid during the caliphate of Sayyidina `Umar and stayed there until he died. After the passing of the Prophet (s), he never gave the ...
- Bio: Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ariIbn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari b. 499 – d. 571 in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs The famous historian and greatest hadith scholar of his time. He travelled and heard hadith from over 1000 narrators. Authored several encyclopedic works, among them Tarikh Dimashq. By Dr. G.F. Haddad `Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Hibat Allah ibn `Abd Allah, Thiqat al-Din, Abu al-Qasim, known as Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari (499-571), the imam of hadith masters in his time and ...
- Bio: Nur al-Din b. ZankiNur 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 gained by buisineness or spoils of ...
- Bio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iriAl-Amir Sheikh `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri al-Hasani al-Idrisi b. 1222 H. in Algeria – d. 1300 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Poetry | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Refs ﷽ He was `abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din ibn al-Mustafa ibn Muhammad, from a family of nobles, originally from al-Maghrib al-Aqsa (Marokko), then they migrated to Algeria. He was born on Friday the 23rd of Rajab year 122 H. in the village of al-Qaytana (القيهطنجة) in the region near Ma`askar (معسمكر) ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad Abul Yusr `Abidin al-HusayniAl-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 Tab links: Bio English | Lineage | Relation to Yaqubi family | From Imgrum | عربي ﷽ Mufti of Syria, and one was one of the greatest scholars of the 14th century H. He combined mundane and sublime knowlege, practicing the profession of medicine while teaching Islamic sciences in his home, in mosques, and in ...
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad al-Tabrizi al-HanafiAhmad 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. Damas Cultural Society © 2007
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad HabbalShaykh Ahmad al-Rifa´i al-Habbal al-Dimashqi الشيخ أحمد الرفاعي الحبال d. 1430 H. (2009 CE) in Damascus Tab links: English | عربي | Relation to Yaqoubi Family | Photos Sayyid Shaykh Ahmad al-Habbal al-Rifai was one of the Abdal and a protector Saint of Damascus. He was a student of Shaykh Badr al-Din al-Hasani, and a servant and companion of Shaykh Sharif al-Yaqoubi. – He was a businessman, he made and sold Ropes. A few days before he passed away he donated half a Million ...
- Bio: Sh. `Ala al-Din bin Muhammad`AbidinSheikh `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 Tab links: Abidin family tree and lineage | English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs ﷽ `Umar (d. 1237) | | Muhammad Amin (d. 1252 H.) sahib al-Hashia | `Ala al-Din (d. 1306 H.) | `Abd al-Ghani | Ahmad (d. 1307 H.) | Muhammad Abu Khayr (d. 1345 H.) | Muhammad Abul Yusr (d. 1401 H.) Lineage of `Umar ‘Abidin: He was `Umar b. `Abd al-`Aziz b. Ahmad b. `Abd al-Rahim b. Muhammad Salih al-Din (known as Ibn `Abidin because of his rightousness) b. Najm ...
- Bio: Sh. Badr al-Din al-HasaniShaykh 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 Tab links: Bio English | عربي |
- Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-YaqoubiSayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi الشيخ السيد إبراهيم اليعقوبي الحسني d. 1406 H. / 1985 CE in Damascus qaddasa Allah sirrahu Tab links: Bio | What Ulama said about him | Works | Miracles | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Ref’s Shaykh Ibrahim al-Ya’qoubi was one of the greatest scholars Syria saw in the past 50 years. He succeded Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki al-Kettani as the Maliki Mufti of Syria. He was also the Imam and teacher of the Omayyad Mosque. He is the ...
- Bio: Sh. Ismail al-YaqoubiSayyidi Shaykh Ismail al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني d. 1380 H. / 1960 CE in Damascus qaddasa Allah sirrahu Tab links: Burial Place | Love’s Pilgrim (Qasida) He was the grandfather of Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a great Wali known for his miracles. His khalwa was under in the Sinaniyya mosque in Damascus. He is buried in the cemetery of Bab Saghir in Damascs, near the tomb of Sayyiduna Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi – may Allah be pleased with them both. Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhammad ...
- Bio: Sh Muhammad al-HashimiShaykh 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 Sh. Muhammad al-Hashimi View article on Damas Cultural Society © 2007 | View article on damas View article from shazli.com From albwhsn.net ترجمة سيدي الشيخ محمد الهاشمي التلمساني رحمه الله تعالى ولادته رحمه الله تعالى: ولد سماحة الأستاذ المرشد الكبير سيدي محمد بن الهاشمي قدس الله روحه من أبوين صالحين، كلاهما من آل بيت النبوة، يرجع نسبهما إِلى الحسن بن ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-HasaniSayyidi Shaykh Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani al-Idrisi الشيخ السيد محمد المبارك الحسني d. 1330 H. in Damascus qaddasa Allah sirrahu Tab links: Biography | Burial Place | References He was Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad al-Dillisi al-Qayrawani, whose lineage goes back to Mawlana Idris (radia Allah-u `anhu). He took the Shadhili tariqa from his brother, Shaykh Muhammad al-Tayyib, and was his khalifa He was born in 1263 H. in Beirut, during his family’s migration from Algeria to Sham – this was the first migration, ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-HasaniSayyidi Shaykh 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 Tab links: His life | Burial Place | References He was Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Dillisi al-Maliki ibn Muhammad al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad al-Dillisi al-Qayrawani, whose lineage goes back to Mawlana Idris, the founder of the city of Fas and great grandson of sayyiduna al-Hasan Sibt Rasul Allah (sall Allah-u `aleyhi wa sallam). He took the Shahdili Tariqa from Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad ...
- 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 Tab links: Abidin family tree and lineage | Burial Place | Refs ﷽ Author the Hashya, known as Ibn ´Abidin `Umar (d. 1237) | | Muhammad Amin (d. 1252 H.) sahib al-Hashia | `Ala al-Din (d. 1306 H.) | `Abd al-Ghani | Ahmad (d. 1307 H.) | Muhammad Abu Khayr (d. 1345 H.) | Muhammad Abul Yusr (d. 1401 H.) Lineage of `Umar ‘Abidin: He was `Umar b. `Abd al-`Aziz b. Ahmad b. `Abd al-Rahim b. Muhammad Salih al-Din (known as Ibn `Abidin because ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad ibn YallisShaykh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani al-Shadhili b. 1264 – d. 1346/7 H. in Damascus (1847–1927) Tab links: English | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Diwan Sh. Muhammad Ibn Yallis b. Shawish al-Tlimsani al-Maliki al-Shadhili. He was the Khalifa of Sh. Ahmad al-´Alawi. He appointed as his khalifa his brother Sheikh Ahmad, and after him his student Sheikh Muhammad al-Hashimi. They migrated to Damascus in 1329 H. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani by bmk – from Damas Cultural Society © 2007 He is Muhammad Ibn Yallis ...
- Bio: Sh. Rislan al-DimashqiSayyidi Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi d. ~540 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Español | عربي | Burial Place | More ﷽ One ohe greatest walis of Damascus. His chain goes back to al-Sari al-Saqati. View original article on damas-original.nur.nu Excerpt from Risalat f’it Tawhid Concerning the Affirmation of Divine Oneness by Shaykh Wali Raslan ad-Dimashqi translation by Muhtar Holland © Baz Publications View | Download Excerpto de Risala fi’t-Tawhid de Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi: View | Download Article in At-Tabaqat al-Kubra of Imam al-Sha’rani (PDF) – View ...
- Bio: Sh. Sharif al-YaqoubiSayyid 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 Tab links: Biography | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Ref’s Sayyid Muhammad al-Sharif b. Muhammad as-Siddiq al-Yaqoubi, brother of Sh. Ismail al-Yaqoubi and granduncle of Sh. Muhammad Abul Huda al-Yaqoubi, was a great scholar, wali and leader of Sham in the 14th CH. He was appointed by Shaykh Muhammad al-Mubarak to take his place in the Shadhili Zawiya ...
- Bio: Sh. Shukri al-LuhafiShaykh Shukri Luhafi al-Shadhili b. 1338 – d. H. (2015 CE) in Damascus Tab links: English | عربي | Relation to Yaqoubi Family | Photos His Shaykh in the Shadhili tariqa was Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi He used to say: “Shaykh Abul Huda (al-Yaqoubi) must be the leader of us all.” – may Allah be pleased with them all. The erudite scholar, the Gnostic and Zāhid the noble Shaykh Shukri Luhafī al-Hanafī ash-Shadhili from Damascus. t.b.d. From ulamaofdamascus.wordpress.com الشيخ شكري بن أحمد اللحفي هو شكري بن أحمد لحفي: فقيه، ...
- Bio: The Yaqoubi MastersThe Yaqoubi Masters Tab links: English | عربي | Ocean of Awlia | Pictures | Family tree | Lineage | Ref’s Sheikh Sharif Al-Yaqoubi d. 1362 H./1943 CE Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Yaqoubi d.1406 H./1985 CE Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi b.1382 H./1961 CE Sheikh Isma`il Al-Yaqoubi d.1380 H./1960 CE Sheikh Muhammad al-´Arabi Al-Yaqoubi d. H. / 1965 CE Click on the photo to go the article Yaqoubi family diagram | Burial places in Damascus An Ocean of Awlia The Legacy of the Al-Yaqoubi Family in Damascus By His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi View PDF | Download Yaqoubi Awlia Click to open file in new window | as ...
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- Damascus: Dar al-HadithTab links: English | Photos | Location ﷽ Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah And in Dar al-Hadith there is a subtle meaning On carpets where I incline and take refuge: Perhaps I might touch with my very face A spot touched by al-Nawawi’s foot.” Quoted by Taqi al-din al-Subki in Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah al-Kubra, see The first Dar al-Hadith was founded in Damascus by the Zengid ruler Nur al-Din (al-Malik al-`Adil Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zanki (r. 662-671 H). The Dar al-Sunna school (subsequenty renamed Dar al-Hadith) was built with ...
- Education in the Era of Imam al-NawawiTHE STATE OF EDUCATION IN DAMASCUS DURING THE ERA OF AL-NAWAWi’S From a PdD thesis by Abdoullah al-Zouebi (Glasgow Univ. 1999) The Educational field enjoyed revival and progress during the lifetime of al-Nawawi, despite the political changes and the major events in the region. The 13th Century, in which al-Nawawi lived was an era that witnessed an Increase in the number of scholars and publications in the various fields of knowledge. Damascus had a multitude of various schools and the four ...
- Hadith about Sham | أحاديث حول الشامHadith about Sham | أحاديث حول الشام Tab links: English | عربي أحاديث حول الشام Hadith about the merits of Sham From ulamaofdamascus.wordpress.com بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم أحاديث حول الشام ____________________________________ عن زيد بن ثابت الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: يا طوبى للشام! يا طوبى للشام ! يا طوبى للشام!قالوا: يا رسول الله وبم ذلك ؟ قال: ( تلك ملائكة الله باسطوا أجنحتها على الشام ) صحيح / فضائل الشام ودمشق ____________________________________ عن عبد الله بن حوالة: قال رسول الله صلى ...
- Damascus, Salihiyya: Sh. Muhyiddin Ibn al-´ArabiTab links: Englsih | Photos ﷽ Maqam of Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi lived the last years of his life in Damascus and passed away there in 638 H. / 1240 CE. He is buried at the foot of the Qasioun mountain overshadowing Damascus from the north-west. In his honor, the Ottoman sultan Selim II built a Mosque by the side of his tomb in 1516 CE. By his side are buried: two of his sons, and his ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-YaqoubiHis Eminence Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi العلامة الشيخ السيد محمد أبو الهدى اليعقوبي الحسني الإدريسي Hafizhahu Allah – May Allah preserve him Tab links: Bio in English | عربي | Svenska | Français | Pictures | References | Poems | Books ﷽ Biographies in English One of The Wolrd’s Most Influencial Muslims Sacred Knowledge Remebrance Publications 2004 Shorter Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi – one of he wolrd’s most influencial Muslims From
- The `Abidin FamilyThe `Abidin Family Tab links: English | Lineage | Relation to Yaqubi family | عربي | Burial Places The ´Abidin family is a family of scholars and nobles, whose lineage goes back to Sayyiduna al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ. They came to settle in Damascus in the 4th century H. The most famous member of the family is probably Sheikh Muhammad Amin b. Umar `Abidin (d. 1252 H.), the author of the famous Hashia. Family tree View `Umar (d. 1237) | | Muhammad Amin (d. 1252 H.) sahib al-Hashia | `Ala al-Din (d. ...
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- 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 Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs Umawi ruler, faqih with wide knowledge and great piety. Abul Walid `Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (the caliph) ibn Al-Hakam (the Sahabi) ibn Abil`As ibn Umayya al-Quraishi. The one of the seven fuqaha of Madina, and the fifth Umawi caliph. Ibn Khaldun stated that “`Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan is one of the greatest Arab ...
- Bio: `Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni`Abd al-Rahman al-`Ayni d. 893 in Damascus, Salihiyya radiya Allah anhu Buried in MîTûr Jami`al-Jadid in Salihiyyah Damas Cultural Society © 2007
- Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq`Abd Allah b. Ja`far al-Sadiq (“al-Aftah”) d. 149 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs From onemilegrads.blogspot.se Abdullah al-Aftah ibn Ja’far al-Sadiq was the eldest surviving son of Ja’far al-Sadiq, and the full-brother of Isma’il ibn Jafar. Abdullah’s title “al-Aftah” derives from the Arabic words “aftah al-ra’s” (broad-headed) or “aftah al-rijlayn” (broad-footed) used to describe his appearance. During the lifetime of his father, Abdullah al-Aftah had supported the revolt of his relative Muhammad ibn Abdallah An-Nafs ...
- Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib`Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib “al-Tayyar” “عبد الله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب “الطيار d. ~100 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Refs He is the son of Sayyiduna Ja`far b. Abi Talib, and the newphew of Sayyiduna `Ali ibn Abi Talib, as well as his son-in-law: he married Sayyida Zainab bint Ali b. Abi Talib. When sayyiduna`Ali established his caliphate in Kufa, he and his family went to join him there. Sayyida Zainab bore him four ...
- Bio: Abu DardaAbu Darda أبو الدرداء الأنصاري الخزرجي d. 32 H. (653 CE) in Damascus (sahabi) radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Hadith | Burial Place | Refs `Uwaymar (or `Amir) ibn Zayd, known by his kunya Abu Al-Darda’, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) from the ansar. A great scholar, imam, ascetic and hadith narrator. He was originally trader in Madinah who converted from Judaism to Islam after hearing the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (s). He became a great scholar and hadith narrator, known ...
- Bio: Abu Dharr al-GhafariAbu Dharr al Ghafari أبو ذر الغفاري d. 32 H. in Rabdha, near Madina radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Türkçe | عربي | Maqams | Refs He lived in Damascus during the caliphate of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman. He has a maqam in al-Shaghur Abu Dharr al-Ghafari Scanned from “Companions of The Prophet”, Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid. View on sunnah.org | damas Jundub ibn Junadah, nicknamed Abu Dharr, was a member of the Ghifari tribe that lived in the Waddan valley outside Makka. He was known ...
- Bio: Abu Muslim al-KhawlaniAbu Muslim al-Khawlani “The inburnable” d. 62 H. in Daria, Damascus أبو مسلم الخولاني radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs Prominent religious figure in Damascus, Syria. He was one of the ‘Eight Ascetics,’ who included Amir ibn Abd al-Qays, Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, Uways al-Qarani, Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym, al-Aswad ibn Yazid, Masruq ibn al-Ajda’, Sufyan al-Thawrt ibn Said and Hasan al-Basri. It is recorded by Sheikh ‘Aa’id Abdullah al-Qarni that Al Aswad al `Ansi, a man in Yemen who claimed ...
- Bio: Abu Shamah al-MaqdisiAbu 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 Tab links: Brill entry | عربي | Burial Place ﷽ Grammarian and muhaddith He was the third head of Damascus Dar al-hadith after Imam al-Nawawi Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn al-Maqdisī Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm b. ʿUthmān b. Abī Bakr b. Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad al-Maqdisī (599–665/1203–68) was a scholar of seventh/thirteenth-century ...
- Bio: Abu Sulayman al-DaraniAbu Sulayman al-Darani أبو سليمان عبد الرحمن بن عطية الداراني (d. 215 H. in Dara near Damascus) radiya Allah anhu Tab links: Bio in English | عربي | Svenska | Burial Place | Refs Biography in Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya – t.b.d. Biografi Abu Sulayman al-Darani ur al-Qusayri’s Risala, övers. Göran Ogén t.b.d. t.b.d. Biografi ur al-Qusayri’s Risala Biografi Abu Sulayman al-Darani ur Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya Övers. Göran Ogén 12. Abū Sulaymān cAbd al-Rahmān bin cAtīya al-Dārānī(1) 1. kom från Dārān(2), en av byarna kring Damaskus, och dog år ...
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-HanafiShaykh Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi d. 934 أحمد بن بدر الدين الحنفي radiya Allah anhu Buried in the Hamriyyah graveyard – بمحلة الشويكة – Reference: Damas Cultural Society © 2007
- Bio: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As‘Amr ibn al-‘As عمرو بن العاص d. ? H. in Egypt radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Türkçe | عربي | Maqams | Refs Sahabi Abu Dharr al-Ghafari Scanned from “Companions of The Prophet”, Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid. View on sunnah.org | damas Jundub ibn Junadah, nicknamed Abu Dharr, was a member of the Ghifari tribe that lived in the Waddan valley outside Makka. He was known for his courage, his calmness and his far-sightedness … … During the caliphate of Uthman, he stayed in ...
- Bio: `Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja´iSayyiduna `Awf ibn Malik al-Ashjari عوف بن مالك بن أبي عوف الأشجعي d. 73 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Ref’s Sahabi, witnessed the opening of Makka, settled in Sham and was buried in Damascus. He narrated hadith. t.b.d. From al-eman.com عوف بن مالك الأشجعي عوف بن مالك بن أبي عوف الأشجعي، يكنى أبا عبد الرحمن، ويقال: أبو حماد، وقيل: أبو عمرو. وأول مشاهده خيبر، وكانت معه راية أشجع يوم الفتح، وسكن الشام. روى عنه من الصحابة: أبو أيوب الأنصاري، وأبو ...
- Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-HabashîBilal 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 Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Location | Refs Sahabi, buried in Maqbara Bab Saghir in Damascus Freed slave of sayyiduna Abu Bakr, mu’adhdhin of the Prophet (s). He came to Sham as a mujahid during the caliphate of Sayyidina `Umar and stayed there until he died. After the passing of the Prophet (s), he never gave the ...
- Bio: Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ariIbn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari b. 499 – d. 571 in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs The famous historian and greatest hadith scholar of his time. He travelled and heard hadith from over 1000 narrators. Authored several encyclopedic works, among them Tarikh Dimashq. By Dr. G.F. Haddad `Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Hibat Allah ibn `Abd Allah, Thiqat al-Din, Abu al-Qasim, known as Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari (499-571), the imam of hadith masters in his time and ...
- Bio: Nur al-Din b. ZankiNur 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 gained by buisineness or spoils of ...
- Bio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iriAl-Amir Sheikh `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri al-Hasani al-Idrisi b. 1222 H. in Algeria – d. 1300 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Poetry | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Refs ﷽ He was `abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din ibn al-Mustafa ibn Muhammad, from a family of nobles, originally from al-Maghrib al-Aqsa (Marokko), then they migrated to Algeria. He was born on Friday the 23rd of Rajab year 122 H. in the village of al-Qaytana (القيهطنجة) in the region near Ma`askar (معسمكر) ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad Abul Yusr `Abidin al-HusayniAl-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 Tab links: Bio English | Lineage | Relation to Yaqubi family | From Imgrum | عربي ﷽ Mufti of Syria, and one was one of the greatest scholars of the 14th century H. He combined mundane and sublime knowlege, practicing the profession of medicine while teaching Islamic sciences in his home, in mosques, and in ...
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad al-Tabrizi al-HanafiAhmad 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. Damas Cultural Society © 2007
- Bio: Sh. Ahmad HabbalShaykh Ahmad al-Rifa´i al-Habbal al-Dimashqi الشيخ أحمد الرفاعي الحبال d. 1430 H. (2009 CE) in Damascus Tab links: English | عربي | Relation to Yaqoubi Family | Photos Sayyid Shaykh Ahmad al-Habbal al-Rifai was one of the Abdal and a protector Saint of Damascus. He was a student of Shaykh Badr al-Din al-Hasani, and a servant and companion of Shaykh Sharif al-Yaqoubi. – He was a businessman, he made and sold Ropes. A few days before he passed away he donated half a Million ...
- Bio: Sh. `Ala al-Din bin Muhammad`AbidinSheikh `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 Tab links: Abidin family tree and lineage | English | عربي | Burial Place | Refs ﷽ `Umar (d. 1237) | | Muhammad Amin (d. 1252 H.) sahib al-Hashia | `Ala al-Din (d. 1306 H.) | `Abd al-Ghani | Ahmad (d. 1307 H.) | Muhammad Abu Khayr (d. 1345 H.) | Muhammad Abul Yusr (d. 1401 H.) Lineage of `Umar ‘Abidin: He was `Umar b. `Abd al-`Aziz b. Ahmad b. `Abd al-Rahim b. Muhammad Salih al-Din (known as Ibn `Abidin because of his rightousness) b. Najm ...
- Bio: Sh. Badr al-Din al-HasaniShaykh 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 Tab links: Bio English | عربي |
- Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-YaqoubiSayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi الشيخ السيد إبراهيم اليعقوبي الحسني d. 1406 H. / 1985 CE in Damascus qaddasa Allah sirrahu Tab links: Bio | What Ulama said about him | Works | Miracles | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Ref’s Shaykh Ibrahim al-Ya’qoubi was one of the greatest scholars Syria saw in the past 50 years. He succeded Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki al-Kettani as the Maliki Mufti of Syria. He was also the Imam and teacher of the Omayyad Mosque. He is the ...
- Bio: Sh. Ismail al-YaqoubiSayyidi Shaykh Ismail al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني d. 1380 H. / 1960 CE in Damascus qaddasa Allah sirrahu Tab links: Burial Place | Love’s Pilgrim (Qasida) He was the grandfather of Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a great Wali known for his miracles. His khalwa was under in the Sinaniyya mosque in Damascus. He is buried in the cemetery of Bab Saghir in Damascs, near the tomb of Sayyiduna Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi – may Allah be pleased with them both. Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhammad ...
- Bio: Sh Muhammad al-HashimiShaykh 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 Sh. Muhammad al-Hashimi View article on Damas Cultural Society © 2007 | View article on damas View article from shazli.com From albwhsn.net ترجمة سيدي الشيخ محمد الهاشمي التلمساني رحمه الله تعالى ولادته رحمه الله تعالى: ولد سماحة الأستاذ المرشد الكبير سيدي محمد بن الهاشمي قدس الله روحه من أبوين صالحين، كلاهما من آل بيت النبوة، يرجع نسبهما إِلى الحسن بن ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-HasaniSayyidi Shaykh Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani al-Idrisi الشيخ السيد محمد المبارك الحسني d. 1330 H. in Damascus qaddasa Allah sirrahu Tab links: Biography | Burial Place | References He was Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad al-Dillisi al-Qayrawani, whose lineage goes back to Mawlana Idris (radia Allah-u `anhu). He took the Shadhili tariqa from his brother, Shaykh Muhammad al-Tayyib, and was his khalifa He was born in 1263 H. in Beirut, during his family’s migration from Algeria to Sham – this was the first migration, ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-HasaniSayyidi Shaykh 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 Tab links: His life | Burial Place | References He was Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Dillisi al-Maliki ibn Muhammad al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad al-Dillisi al-Qayrawani, whose lineage goes back to Mawlana Idris, the founder of the city of Fas and great grandson of sayyiduna al-Hasan Sibt Rasul Allah (sall Allah-u `aleyhi wa sallam). He took the Shahdili Tariqa from Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad ...
- 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 Tab links: Abidin family tree and lineage | Burial Place | Refs ﷽ Author the Hashya, known as Ibn ´Abidin `Umar (d. 1237) | | Muhammad Amin (d. 1252 H.) sahib al-Hashia | `Ala al-Din (d. 1306 H.) | `Abd al-Ghani | Ahmad (d. 1307 H.) | Muhammad Abu Khayr (d. 1345 H.) | Muhammad Abul Yusr (d. 1401 H.) Lineage of `Umar ‘Abidin: He was `Umar b. `Abd al-`Aziz b. Ahmad b. `Abd al-Rahim b. Muhammad Salih al-Din (known as Ibn `Abidin because ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad ibn YallisShaykh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani al-Shadhili b. 1264 – d. 1346/7 H. in Damascus (1847–1927) Tab links: English | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Diwan Sh. Muhammad Ibn Yallis b. Shawish al-Tlimsani al-Maliki al-Shadhili. He was the Khalifa of Sh. Ahmad al-´Alawi. He appointed as his khalifa his brother Sheikh Ahmad, and after him his student Sheikh Muhammad al-Hashimi. They migrated to Damascus in 1329 H. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani by bmk – from Damas Cultural Society © 2007 He is Muhammad Ibn Yallis ...
- Bio: Sh. Rislan al-DimashqiSayyidi Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi d. ~540 H. in Damascus radiya Allah anhu Tab links: English | Español | عربي | Burial Place | More ﷽ One ohe greatest walis of Damascus. His chain goes back to al-Sari al-Saqati. View original article on damas-original.nur.nu Excerpt from Risalat f’it Tawhid Concerning the Affirmation of Divine Oneness by Shaykh Wali Raslan ad-Dimashqi translation by Muhtar Holland © Baz Publications View | Download Excerpto de Risala fi’t-Tawhid de Sheikh Rislan al-Dimashqi: View | Download Article in At-Tabaqat al-Kubra of Imam al-Sha’rani (PDF) – View ...
- Bio: Sh. Sharif al-YaqoubiSayyid 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 Tab links: Biography | عربي | Photos | Burial Place | Ref’s Sayyid Muhammad al-Sharif b. Muhammad as-Siddiq al-Yaqoubi, brother of Sh. Ismail al-Yaqoubi and granduncle of Sh. Muhammad Abul Huda al-Yaqoubi, was a great scholar, wali and leader of Sham in the 14th CH. He was appointed by Shaykh Muhammad al-Mubarak to take his place in the Shadhili Zawiya ...
- Bio: Sh. Shukri al-LuhafiShaykh Shukri Luhafi al-Shadhili b. 1338 – d. H. (2015 CE) in Damascus Tab links: English | عربي | Relation to Yaqoubi Family | Photos His Shaykh in the Shadhili tariqa was Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi He used to say: “Shaykh Abul Huda (al-Yaqoubi) must be the leader of us all.” – may Allah be pleased with them all. The erudite scholar, the Gnostic and Zāhid the noble Shaykh Shukri Luhafī al-Hanafī ash-Shadhili from Damascus. t.b.d. From ulamaofdamascus.wordpress.com الشيخ شكري بن أحمد اللحفي هو شكري بن أحمد لحفي: فقيه، ...
- Bio: The Yaqoubi MastersThe Yaqoubi Masters Tab links: English | عربي | Ocean of Awlia | Pictures | Family tree | Lineage | Ref’s Sheikh Sharif Al-Yaqoubi d. 1362 H./1943 CE Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Yaqoubi d.1406 H./1985 CE Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi b.1382 H./1961 CE Sheikh Isma`il Al-Yaqoubi d.1380 H./1960 CE Sheikh Muhammad al-´Arabi Al-Yaqoubi d. H. / 1965 CE Click on the photo to go the article Yaqoubi family diagram | Burial places in Damascus An Ocean of Awlia The Legacy of the Al-Yaqoubi Family in Damascus By His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi View PDF | Download Yaqoubi Awlia Click to open file in new window | as ...
- Damascus HistoryHistory of Damascus and its Scholars
- Damascus: Dar al-HadithTab links: English | Photos | Location ﷽ Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah And in Dar al-Hadith there is a subtle meaning On carpets where I incline and take refuge: Perhaps I might touch with my very face A spot touched by al-Nawawi’s foot.” Quoted by Taqi al-din al-Subki in Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah al-Kubra, see The first Dar al-Hadith was founded in Damascus by the Zengid ruler Nur al-Din (al-Malik al-`Adil Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zanki (r. 662-671 H). The Dar al-Sunna school (subsequenty renamed Dar al-Hadith) was built with ...
- Education in the Era of Imam al-NawawiTHE STATE OF EDUCATION IN DAMASCUS DURING THE ERA OF AL-NAWAWi’S From a PdD thesis by Abdoullah al-Zouebi (Glasgow Univ. 1999) The Educational field enjoyed revival and progress during the lifetime of al-Nawawi, despite the political changes and the major events in the region. The 13th Century, in which al-Nawawi lived was an era that witnessed an Increase in the number of scholars and publications in the various fields of knowledge. Damascus had a multitude of various schools and the four ...
- Hadith about Sham | أحاديث حول الشامHadith about Sham | أحاديث حول الشام Tab links: English | عربي أحاديث حول الشام Hadith about the merits of Sham From ulamaofdamascus.wordpress.com بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم أحاديث حول الشام ____________________________________ عن زيد بن ثابت الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: يا طوبى للشام! يا طوبى للشام ! يا طوبى للشام!قالوا: يا رسول الله وبم ذلك ؟ قال: ( تلك ملائكة الله باسطوا أجنحتها على الشام ) صحيح / فضائل الشام ودمشق ____________________________________ عن عبد الله بن حوالة: قال رسول الله صلى ...
- Damascus, Salihiyya: Sh. Muhyiddin Ibn al-´ArabiTab links: Englsih | Photos ﷽ Maqam of Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi lived the last years of his life in Damascus and passed away there in 638 H. / 1240 CE. He is buried at the foot of the Qasioun mountain overshadowing Damascus from the north-west. In his honor, the Ottoman sultan Selim II built a Mosque by the side of his tomb in 1516 CE. By his side are buried: two of his sons, and his ...
- Bio: Sh. Muhammad al-YaqoubiHis Eminence Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi العلامة الشيخ السيد محمد أبو الهدى اليعقوبي الحسني الإدريسي Hafizhahu Allah – May Allah preserve him Tab links: Bio in English | عربي | Svenska | Français | Pictures | References | Poems | Books ﷽ Biographies in English One of The Wolrd’s Most Influencial Muslims Sacred Knowledge Remebrance Publications 2004 Shorter Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi – one of he wolrd’s most influencial Muslims From
- The `Abidin FamilyThe `Abidin Family Tab links: English | Lineage | Relation to Yaqubi family | عربي | Burial Places The ´Abidin family is a family of scholars and nobles, whose lineage goes back to Sayyiduna al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ. They came to settle in Damascus in the 4th century H. The most famous member of the family is probably Sheikh Muhammad Amin b. Umar `Abidin (d. 1252 H.), the author of the famous Hashia. Family tree View `Umar (d. 1237) | | Muhammad Amin (d. 1252 H.) sahib al-Hashia | `Ala al-Din (d. ...

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1. | Sayyidi Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani – hafizhahu Allah ta`ala | May Allah preserve him for the benefit of the Ummah |
2. | his father Sheikh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani | 1406 Damascus |
3. | his father Sheikh Ismail al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi | 1380 Damascus |
4. | Sheikh Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani (the son) | 1330 Damascus |
5. | his brother Sheikh Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani al-Idrisi | 1313 Damascus |
6. | Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mas`ud al-Fasi | 1289 Makka |
7. | Sheikh Muhmmad b. Hamza Zhafir al-Madani | 1262 Misrata |
8. | Sheikh ‘Arabi al-Dirqawi al-Hasani | 1239/40 Fas |
9. | Sheikh `Ali al-Hassani, known as al-Jamal | 1194 Fas |
10. | Sheikh al-‘Arabi ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah | 1166 Fas |
11. | his father, Sheikh Ahmad ibn ‘AbdAllah al-Fasi |
1120 Fas |
12. | Sheikh Qasim al-Khassasi | 1083 Fas |
13. | Sheikh Muhammad ibn ‘AbdAllah al-Fasi | |
14. | Sheikh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Aarifi | 1036 Fas |
15. | Sheikh Yusuf al-Fasi | 1013 Fas |
16. | Sheikh ‘Abd al-Rahman the Attracted (al-Majdhub) | 976 Fas |
17. | Sheikh `Ali al-Sanhaji | 947 Fas |
18. | Sheikh Ibrahim Fahhaam | … Zarhun |
19. | Imam Ahmad Zarruq al-Fasi | 899 Misrata |
20. | Sheikh Ahmad ibn ‘Uqbah al-Hadrami | 895 Cairo |
21. | Sheikh Yahya al-Qadiri | |
22. | Sheikh `Ali ibn Muhammad Wafa |
807 Cairo |
23. | his father, Sheikh Muhammad Wafa |
765 Cairo |
24. | Sheikh Dawud Ibn Makhila (or: Al-Bākhilī) | 732 Alexandria |
25. | Sheikh Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari | 709 Cairo |
26. | Sheikh Abul-‘Abbas al-Mursi | 686 Alexandria |
27. | Imam Abul-Hasan al-Shadhili al-Hasani | 656 Humaythira, Egypt |
28. | Mawlaya ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish | 622 Tetuan |
29. | Sheikh ‘Abdul-Rahman al-Madani the Perfumer (al-`Attar al-Zayyat) | … Madina |
30. | Sheikh Tuqayy ul-Din al-Fuqayyar | 594 Iraq |
31. | Sheikh Fakhr al-Din | |
32. | Sheikh Nur ul-Din Abul-Hasan ‘Ali | |
33. | Sheikh Muhammad Taj al-Deen | |
34. | Sheikh Shams ul-Din Abu Muhammad | |
35. | Sheikh Zayn ul-Din al-Qazwini | |
36. | Sheikh Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Basri | |
37. | Sheikh Abul-Qasim Ahmad al-Marwani | |
38. | Sheikh Abu Muhammad Sa’id | |
39. | Sheikh Sa’d | |
40. | Sheikh Abu Muhammad Fath al-Sa’ud | |
41. | Sheikh al-Ghazwaaani | |
42. | Sheikh Abu Muhammad Jabir ibn `AbdAllah | |
43. | Mawlana Sayyiduna al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Abi Talib (upon him be peace), the First of the Qutbs, Master of the People of Islam, Grandson of the Beloved of Allah |
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44. | his father, Mawlana Sayyiduna Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah ennoble his face), the Lion of Allah, Door to the City of Knowledge, Vicegerent of the Prophet (upon him be peace), Subduer of Khaybar, Imam of Imams, Abu Turab, Prince of the Believers |
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Mawlana Sayyiduna Abul-Qasim Muhammad al-Mustafa (may the mercy of Allah and peace be upon him),
The Master of Messengers, Chief of the Prophets, Imam of the Pious, Embellishment of the Heavens and Earth, Prince of the Two Abodes, Intercessor on the Last Day, Mercy to the Universe, the Perfect Example, the Infallible Guide, al-Nabi al-Ummiy, the Beloved of Allah |
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The Chief of Angels,
the Transmitter of Divine Revelation, Sayyiduna Jibril (upon him be salutations and peace) |
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The Lord of Power and Might![]() Allah ‘azza wa jall, other than whom there is no deity |
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