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 Biographies of Scholars, Saints and Notables

Biographies of Islamic Scholars, Saints and Notables

Table of Bios

Chronological: century Hijri
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Name Date Place of passing
Sahaba
Amir al-Mu’minin Abu Bakr al-Siddiq | gfh |
1st of the Rightly guided khalifas
d. 13 H. Madina
Dirar b. al-Azwar al-Asadi (sahabi) | damas |
“The naked warrior”
d.14? H. Damascus
Khalid b. Sa`id (sahabi)
Salama b. Hisham (sahabi)
d. 14 H Damascus
Sa`d b. `Ibadah (sahabi) d. 14 H Damascus Mliha
shuhada Harmala b. Wa’il (sahabi)
Jâbir b.Mas`ud (sahabi)
d. 14 H Damascus Masjid Shuhada
Shurahbil b. Hasanah (sahabi) d. 18 H. Damascus
al-`Abbas b. Mardas Abi `Amir al-Salmi (sahabi)
son of Khansa’ the poetress
d. 18 H. Damascus
Yazid b. Abi Sufyan (sahabi) | damas | d. 18 or 19 H Damascus
Bilal 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
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
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
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
Dihya al-Kalbi (sahabi) | damas | d. 45 H Damascus
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’
Hujr b. `Adî and his companions (sahabis) | damas | d. 51 H. outside Damascus
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
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
أبو ذر الغفاري Abu Dharr al-Ghafari | damas |
visited Damascus
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
Wives of the Prophet (s)
Hafsa
Umm Habiba | aa |
Umm Salamah | awhamid |
Damascus Bab Saghir
Fidda (servant of Fatima Zahra) Damascus Bab Saghir
^ 1st century Hijri
Abu Idris al-Khawlani (tabi`i) | damas | d. 80 Damascus
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
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
^ 2nd century Hijri
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
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
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’
´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.
^ 3rd century Hijri
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
أبو سليمان عبد الرحمن بن عطية الداراني Abu Sulayman al-Darani | damas | d. 215H. Dara near Damascus
Bishr al-Hafi (“The Barefoot”) | qushayri | d. 227 H. Baghdad
Ibn Abi Shayba | damas | d. 235 H.
Sahnun b. Sa’id b. Habib al-Tanukhi | ab (damas) |
author of “Al-Mudawwana”
b. 160 – d. 240 Magrib
Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal | gfh (damas) | d. 241
Harith al-Muhasibi | qushayri |
companion of al-Junayd
b. 165 – d. 243 H. Basrah – Baghdad
Abu al-Fayd Dhul-Nun al-Misri | damas | d. 245
Sari al-Saqati | damas | d. 251/253 H. Baghdad
Abu Yazid al-Bistami d. 261 H. Bistam (Iraq) or Damascus
Imam Muslim | gfh (sunnah) | b. 202 – d. 261 H.
Imam al-Bukhari | gfh (sunnah) | b. 194 – d. 265 H. Bukhara
Imam Abu Dawud | gfh (sunnah) | b. 202 – d. 275 H.
Ibn Qutayba | gfh (sunnah) | d. 276 H.
Imam al-Tirmidhi | gfh (sunnah) | b. 209 – d. 279 H.
Sahl al-Tustari | damas | d. 283 H,
Abul Qasim Al-Junayd al-Baghdadi | damas | d. 297 H. Baghdad
^ 4th century Hijri
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.
^ 5th century Hijri
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.
^ 6th century Hijri
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.
Qadi ‘Iyad | d. 544 H. Marakesh
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
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
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.
^ 7th century Hijri
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
القطب المُنير سيدي الشيخ عبد السلام بن مشيش Sh. ´Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish | damas | 622 H. Maghrib
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
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.
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
Ahmad al-Badawi | damas | d. 675 H. Tanta, Egypt
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
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
^ 8th century Hijri
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
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
Ibn Kathir | damas | d. 774 H. Damascus
Muhammad b. al-Harr al-Hanafi | damas | d. 789 H. Damascus
^ 9th century Hijri
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
سيدي الإمام أحمد زروق الفاسي Sh. Ahmad Zarruq al-Fasi | damas | d. 899 H. Misrata, Libya/td>
^ 10th century Hijri
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Naji | damas | d. 900 H. Damascus
Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Sakhawi
His Sufi teachers | gfh (sunnah) |
b. 831 – d. 902 H. Cairo – Madinah
Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti | damas |
Writings |
d. 911 H. Cairo
Ahmad b. Badr al-Din al-Hanafi | damas | d. 934 H. Damascus
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
^ 11th century Hijri
Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari kabbani | marifa d. 1014 H.
^ 12th century Hijri
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
Sh. ´Ali al-´Amarani al-Jamal al-Hasani Shaykh of Imam ´Arabi al-Dirqawi d. 1194 Fas
^ 13th century Hijri
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.
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
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
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
الشيخ محمد بن مسعود المغربي الفاسي Sh. Muhammad ibn Mas´ud al-Fasi | damas | 1289 Makka
^ 14 – 15th century Hijri
Al-Amir Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri al-Hasani | damas |
the famous mujahid against french colonizers
d. 1300 H. Damascus
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
الشيخ السيد محمد الطيب الحسني Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani al-Shadhili | damas | d. 1313 H. Damascus
Sh. Muhammad Zhafir (the son) | 1321 H. Istanbul
الشيخ السيد محمد المبارك الحسني Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani al-Shadhili | damas | d. 1330 H. Damascus
Imam Ahmad Rada Khan | d. 1340 H. (1921 CE.) Bareilly, India
Qadi Yusuf al-Nabhani | gfh (damas) | b. 1265 – d. 1342 H. Beirut
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yallis al-Tlimsani | damas | d. 1346/7 H. Damascus
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
Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi | damas | b. 1282 – d. 1362 H. Damascus
الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني Sh. Isma`il al-Yaqoubi | damas | d. 1380 H. Damascus
Sh. Muhammad al-Hashimi | damas | marifa | b. 1298 d. 1381 H. (1880–1961 CE) Damascus
الشريف الشيخ محمد أبو اليسر بن محمد عابدين الحسيني Sh. Abul Yusr `Abidin | damas |
Hanafi Mufi of Damascus
d. 1401 H. Damascus
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
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
Sh. Shukri Luhafi al-Shadhili | marifa | b. 1338 – d. H./ 2015 CE Damascus
Sheikh Muhammad al-Ya`qubi | damas |
may Allah preserve him for the benefit of the ummah
b. 1382 H./ 1961 CE – Damascus
^ Scholarly families
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 | ]
The Kettani family:
Sheikh Muhammad b. Ja`far (d. 1345 in Fas)
Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki (d. 1393)
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 |
The Kettani family:
Sheikh Muhammad b. Ja`far (d. 1345 in Fas)
Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki (d. 1393)
The ‘Abidin family:
Sheikh Muhammad b. Ja`far (d. 1345 in Fas)
Sheikh Muhammad al-Makki (d. 1393)

^

Reference works

RB : الروض البهية في فضائل دمشق للصيادي
Reference works:
Links to on-line Biograpical Encyclopedia:
Imam Subki: Tabaqat al-Shafi’iyya
Ibn Khalikan: Wafayat al-A’lam
Ibn Hajar: Taqrib al-Tahdhib
Ibn Hajar: Al-Isaba
Ibn Athir: Usd al-Ghaba fi ma’rifati al-Sahaba
Ibn Kathir: Al-bidaya wa al-Nihaya
Al-Wafidi: Futuh al=Sham
Al-Suyuti: Lubb al-Lubab (spelling of names)
Al-Qalqashnadi: Ansab al-“Arab
Taj al-Din al-Subki: Tabaqat al-Shafi´iyya al-Kubra

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  • Hadith Recital | Sahih Muslim – Damascus 2007Hadith 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 ...

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    “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 Madyan

    Damascus, 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. MarwanBio: `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-SadiqBio: `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 DardaBio: Abu Darda
    Abu 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-GhafariBio: Abu Dharr al-Ghafari
    Abu 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-Khawlani
    Abu 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-MaqdisiBio: 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 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-DaraniBio: 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 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-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 – Reference: Damas Cultural Society © 2007
  • Bio: ‘Amr ibn al-‘AsBio: '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´i
    Sayyiduna `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-HabashîBio: 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 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`ariBio: Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari
    Ibn `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. 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 gained by buisineness or spoils of ...
  • Bio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iriBio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri
    Al-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-HusayniBio: 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 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-Hanafi
    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. Damas Cultural Society © 2007
  • Bio: Sh. Ahmad HabbalBio: Sh. Ahmad Habbal
    Shaykh 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`AbidinBio: 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 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-HasaniBio: 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 Tab links: Bio English | عربي |
  • Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-YaqoubiBio: 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 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-YaqoubiBio: 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 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-HashimiBio: Sh Muhammad al-Hashimi
    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 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-HasaniBio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani
    Sayyidi 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-HasaniBio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani
    Sayyidi 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)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 YallisBio: Sh. Muhammad ibn Yallis
    Shaykh 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-Dimashqi
    Sayyidi 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-YaqoubiBio: 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 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-LuhafiBio: Sh. Shukri al-Luhafi
    Shaykh 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 MastersBio: The Yaqoubi Masters
    The 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-HadithDamascus: Dar al-Hadith
    Tab 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-NawawiEducation in the Era of Imam al-Nawawi
    THE 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 الشام
    Hadith 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-´Arabi
    Tab 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-YaqoubiBio: 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 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
    The `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. MarwanBio: `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-SadiqBio: `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 DardaBio: Abu Darda
    Abu 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-GhafariBio: Abu Dharr al-Ghafari
    Abu 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-Khawlani
    Abu 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-MaqdisiBio: 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 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-DaraniBio: 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 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-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 – Reference: Damas Cultural Society © 2007
  • Bio: ‘Amr ibn al-‘AsBio: '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´i
    Sayyiduna `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-HabashîBio: 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 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`ariBio: Ibn `Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari
    Ibn `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. 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 gained by buisineness or spoils of ...
  • Bio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iriBio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri
    Al-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-HusayniBio: 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 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-Hanafi
    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. Damas Cultural Society © 2007
  • Bio: Sh. Ahmad HabbalBio: Sh. Ahmad Habbal
    Shaykh 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`AbidinBio: 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 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-HasaniBio: 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 Tab links: Bio English | عربي |
  • Bio: Sh. Ibrahim al-YaqoubiBio: 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 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-YaqoubiBio: 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 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-HashimiBio: Sh Muhammad al-Hashimi
    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 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-HasaniBio: Sh. Muhammad al-Mubarak al-Hasani
    Sayyidi 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-HasaniBio: Sh. Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Hasani
    Sayyidi 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)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 YallisBio: Sh. Muhammad ibn Yallis
    Shaykh 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-Dimashqi
    Sayyidi 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-YaqoubiBio: Sh. Sharif al-Yaqoubi
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Name Date of passing
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
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
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
The Chief of Angels,
the Transmitter of Divine Revelation,
Sayyiduna Jibril (upon him be salutations and peace)
The Lord of Power and Might

Allah ‘azza wa jall,
other than whom there is no deity

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