الشيخ سيدي ياقوت العرشي
b 627 – d. 707 H. (1307 CE) in Alexandria – qaddasa Allah sirrahu
Teacher of Ibn `Ata Allah al-Sakandari after Sheikh Abul `Abbas al-Mursi

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Bio: Sh. Yūsuf al-Fasi | الشيخ يوسف الفاسي

Shaykh Abul Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Fasī

بحر المعارف أبو المحاسن يوسف بن محمد الفاسي
Sidi Abul-Maḥāsin Yūsuf b. Muḥammad al-Fāsī
d.1013 H. in Fas
- qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Bio: 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

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

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

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

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Bio: Sh. ʿAbd al-Rahman al-ʿAttar al-Madani

Shaykh ʿAbd al-Rahman al-ʿAttar al-Madani

(الشيخ عبد الرجمن بن الحسين المدني العَطَّار الحسني الإدريسي (الملقب بالزَّيات
Sh. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Ḥusayn al-ʿAṭṭār al-Madani "The Perfumer" al-Hasani al-Idrisi
b. in Sabta – d.~600 H. in Madina Munawwara
- qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Bio: Taj al-Din al-Subki | الإمام تاج الدين السبكي

Imam Taj al-Din al-Subki

الإمام تَاج الدين أَبو نصر عبد الوهاب بن علي بن عبد الكافي السبكي
b. 727 H. in Subk, Egypt - d. 771 H. in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Bio: Taqi al-Din al-Subki | الإمام تقي الدين السبكي

Imam Taqi al-Din al-Subki

الإمام تقي الدين أبو الحسن علي بن عبد الكافي السبكي
b. 683 H. in Egypt - d. 756 H. in Cairo
qaddasa Allah sirrahu

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Bio: The Kettani Family

Al-Sayyid al-Sheikh

Muhammad ibn Ja`far al-Kettani al-Hasani al-Idrisi

b. 1273 in Fas – d. 1345 in Fas

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Bio: The Wafa’i Masters | السادات الوفائئية

The Wafa'i Masters

السادات الوفائئية
d. in Cairo

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Bio: Zakariyya al-Ansari | الإمام زكريا الأنصاري

Imam Zakariyya al-Ansari

الإمام زكريا الأنصاري
b. 824 – d.926 H. in Cairo

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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

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Bio: `Abd Al-Qahir Al-Baghdadi

`Abd Al-Qahir Al-Baghdadi

عبد القاهر البغدادي الشافعي
(d. 429)
radiya Allah anhu

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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 [Ziarat al-Sham]

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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

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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

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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

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Bio: `Isa b. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani | عيسى بن عبد القادر الجيلاني

Sh. `Isa b. `Abd al-Qadir l-Jilani

الشيخ عيسى بن عبد القادر الجيلاني
d.573 H. in Cairo
may Allah preserve his secret

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Book online | Attar: Conference of the Birds

The Conference of the Birds

Manriq al-Tayr
By Fardid al-Din Attar
Original language: Persian

Translations: Darbandi/Davis Excerpts | Darbandi/Davis Partial | Fitzgerald

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Book online | Bukhari: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
By Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari (d. 256 H.)

English Translation by Aisha Bewley (PDF)
From https://bewley.virtualave.net/

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Book online | Bukhari: Jami’ al-Sahih – English

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Book online | G.F. Haddad: 40 Hadith on the Excellence of Sham

The Excellence of Syro-Palestine ~ Al-Sham and its People

Forty Hadith - Bilingual - Arabic & English
Compiled and translated by Shaykh GF Haddad (2017 )

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Book online | G.F. Haddad: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

By G.F. Haddad

Page list | Fihris
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Book online | Ibn ‘Ata Allah: Hikam – English Translation

Al-Hikam (The Aphorisms)
By Imam Abu Ibn ‘Ata Allah al-Sakandari (d. 709 H.)

English Translation (partial) by Aisha Bewley (pdf)
From bewley.virtualave.net (wayback machine)

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Book online | Ibn ‘Ata Allah: Hikam – Svensk översätting

Al-Hikam (Visdomsord)
Av Imam Abu Ibn ‘Ata Allah al-Sakandari (d. 709 H.)

Svensk översättning av Göran Ogén © 2015
Ref: sufiskatexter.wordpress.com

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Book online | Ibn ‘Ata Allah: Taj al-‘Arus

TAJ AL-'ARUS

Refinement of the Souls
By Ibn 'Ata Allah al-Sakandari ⇒
تاج العروس الحاوي لتهذيب النفوس للإمام أخمد أبن عطاء الله السكندري

Arabic: PDF | Beautiful Manuscript
English: Transl. by Amjad mahmood PDF (archive.com) | Excerpt
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Book online | Malik: Al-Muwatta’ – English

Al-Muwatta’
By Imam Malik ibn Anas (d. 175 H.)

English Translation by Aisha Bewley (pdf)
(including some corrections and changes to the original translation)
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Book online | Nawawi: Riyad al-Salihin

Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous)
By Imam Abu Zakaria Yahya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawī (631–676H.)

English Translation by Aisha Bewley (pdf)
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Book online | Sha’rani: Adab al-Suhba

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Book online | Suyuti: On seeing the Prophet while awake

Fatwa about Seeing the Prophet while awake

By Imam Jalalud-Din al-Suyuti →
تنوير الحلك في إمكان رؤية النبي والملك للإمام الحافظ جلال الدين السيوطي

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Book | Abu Talib al-Makki : Qut al-Qulub

Qut al-Qulub - Nourishment of the Heart

By Abu Talib al-Makki

أبو طالب المكي : قوت القاوبب

Dar al-Turath (40 MB)

Arabic - Text

The Nourishment of the hearts - article
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Book | ‘Aqida Tahawiyya – العقيدة الطحاوية

´Aqida Tahawiyya

The doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah - Text and Commentaries
By Imam Abu Ja`far al-Tahawi (d. 321 H.) ⇒
العقيدة الطحاوية

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Book | Akhdari: Al-Sullam – السلم للأخضري

Akhtari: Sullam

Didactic poem on Mantiq - The Science of Logic
By Al-Akhdari
السلم المنورق في علم المنطق للأخضري

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Book | Akhtar Rida Khan: The Father of Prophet Ibrahim

The Father of Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ

By Sh. Akhtar Rida Khan

English: View PDF | Download
About the author: Hanafi Mufti of India, great grandson of Sh. Ahmad Rida Khan – may Allah be pleased with them

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Book | Al-Ajurrumiyya

Al-Ajurrumiyya

Classical text on Arabic grammar
Al-Ajurrumiyya ⇒
Arabic Matn

شرح الآجرومية
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Book | Attar: Tadhkirat al-Awlia

Tadhkirat al-Awlia

Biographies of early Sufis
by Farid al-Din al ’Attar
Original language: Persian

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Book | Bajuri: Al-Mawahib al-Ladunniya – الباجوري : المواهب اللدنية

Al-Mawahib al-Ladunniya (Sharh al-Shamai'l)

A Commentary on Imam al-Tirmidhi's Shamail
By Imam Ibrahim Bajuri
(الإمام إبراهيم الباجوري : المواهب اللدنية (شرح الشمائل

(الإمام الباجوري : المواهب اللدنية (شرح الشمائل

Arabic (2001)

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Book | Barzanji Mawlid: Isra & Mi’raj

Isra wa Mi’raj

From the Mawlid al-Imam al-Barzanji (rahimahu Allah)
View PDF in English | Turkish

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Book | Buzidi: Al-Adab al-Mardiyya – الآداب المرضية للإمام البوزيدي

Al-Adab al-Maridyya

By Imam Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Buzidi ⇒
الآداب المرضية للإمام البوزيدي

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Book | Diwan Anwar al-Rabi’ – ديوان أنوار الربيع | Sh. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

The Lights of Spring

Forthcoming Poetry Collection
By Sh. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi ⇒
ديوان أنوال الربيع للعلامة الشيخ محمد اليعقوبي

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Book | Hujwiri: Kashf al-Mahjub

Kashf al-Mahjub – An early Persian treatise on Sufism

by Ali al-Hujwiri
English: transl. by Nicholson | A.Javed
Urdu: translation (21MB) | Fazluddin-Gohar (69MB)
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Book | Ibn ‘Ajiba: Al-Bahr al-Madid

Sh. Ibn 'Ajiba: Al-Bahr al-Madid

Tafsir of the Glorious Quran
By Imam Ahmad Ibn ´Ajiba ⇒
الإمام أحمد ابن عجيبة : البحر المديد في تفسير القرآن المجيد

Resources in Arabic:

DOC (damas) ↗
PDF (archive.com) (6 Vols) ↗
Online rescouce (al-eman.com) ↗

Resources in English:

Commentary on Sura Yasin PDF

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Book | Ibn ‘Ajiba: Iqazh al-Himam – ابن عجيبة : إيقاظ الهمم

Ibn 'Ajiba: Iqazh al-Himam

Awakening Aspirations - Commentary on Al-Hikam of Ibn 'Ata Allah
By Sh. Ahmad Ibn 'Ajiba al-Hasani ⇒
الشيخ أحمد ابن عجيبة : إيقاظ الهمم في شرح الحكم

Arabic: Dar al-Ma´arif

More editions in Arabic:
Editions available online: kutub
Editions listed on goodreads.com
Editions listed on worldcat.org

Engllish transl. (partial) by Aisha Bewley

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Book | Ibn ‘Arabi: Hizb al-Dawr al-A’lā – حزب الدور الأعلى للشيخ الأكبر

Hizb al-Dawr al-A'lā

Prayers and Ayat on Names of Allah
By Al-Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-'Arabi
Edition and Ijaza by Sh. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi ⇒
حزب الدور الأعلى للشيخ الأكبر محي الدين ابن العربي قدس الله سره
قرأه وضبطه وأجاز به الشيخ محمد أبو الهدى اليعقوبي