Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sufi Imam
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Place of Birth: Tarim, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
About Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad
- Imam Sayyid Abd Allah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (Arabic: ??? ???? ??? ???? ????????, romanized: Imam `Abd Allah ibn `Alawi al-Hadda'd; Arabic pronunciation: [?bdullah ibn ?lwij ?l-hadda:d ]) born in 1634 CE (1044 Hijri).
- He lived his entire life in the town of Tarim in Yemen’s Valley of Hadramawt and died there in 1720 CE (1132 Hijri).
- In Islamic history, he was considered one of the great Sufi sages.
- He was an adherent to the Ashari Sunni Creed of Faith (Aqeedah), while in Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh), he was a Shafi'i. In spite of being a major source of reference among the Sunni Muslims (especially among Sufis), only recently have his books began to receive attention and publication in the English-speaking world.
- Their appeal lies in the concise way in which the essential pillars of Islamic belief, practice, and spirituality have been streamlined and explained efficiently enough for the modern reader.
- Examples of such works are The Book of Assistance, The Lives of Man, and Knowledge and Wisdom.
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