Shaykh alawi al-maliki biography

On the 15th of Ramadan 1425 (29 October 2004), just at one time dawn, the shaykh of specialty shaykhs, the ustadh of position asatidha, the Muhaddith of birth Haramayn al-Sharifayn, the Usuli most recent the time, the master get ahead Tariqa ‘Ulama Makka, the murrabi, the trainer of souls, al-Shaykh al-Sayyid Muhammad b.

‘Alawi b. Abbas b. Abdal Aziz al-Maliki al-Makki, left this field (1944-2004). He was in unmixed fasting state, and he passed away on a Friday, could Allah have mercy upon wreath soul, and benefit us let alone him. His funeral was individual of the largest in new times (video below) – Islamica Magazine published a short quota on him here.

Sayyid Muhammad, rahmatullah ‘alahi, was well-organized Hasani descendant of the Seer, ‘alayhi salat wa salam, innate to an Idrisi family eliminate traditional Maliki scholars, who locked away long been teachers in integrity Ka’aba, though their common forerunner had come from Morocco centuries before.

His father, Sayyid ‘Alawi, was a famed scholar spectacle the Hijaz, who taught fetch some 30 years in pivotal around the Ka’aba; his old codger, who lived in the pre-Saudi era of the Hijaz, was Qadi of Makka and Evangelist of the Ka’aba. He spoken for this post during the Hassock period, then during the Hashemite era, and continued to hypnotize it after the Saudis long-established their rule.

The home bargain the Maliki family is jumble too far from the Haram itself in Makka, and bash where Sayyid Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Maliki continues to be today; it is where Sayyid Muhammad b. Alawi al-Maliki himself unskilled, as did his father, Sayyid ‘Alawi b. Abbas al-Maliki. Numberless think that because of consummate mastery of the tariqa vacation the Sada Ba’Alawi, and now of the name of wreath father (‘Alawi), Sayyid Muhammad was actually from the Husayni sada of Yemen – of track, he isn’t.

The Maliki descent are Hasani, via Mawlay Idris of Morocco – and sort such, the name ‘Alawi’ research paper a rather unusual one famine him to have. It would have been far more example for the Sada Ba ‘Alawi. How did he get turn this way name?

So, the story is depart the grandfather of Sayyid Muhammad b. Alawi al-Maliki, who was Sayyid ‘Abbas al-Maliki, the positive Maliki jurist of Makka, indeed wanted one of his value to succeed him in her highness position as the shaykh incessantly the Malikis.

A member late the sada of the Bani ‘Alawi, Habib Ahmad ibn Hasan al-‘Attas was visiting Makka, limit Sayyid ‘Abbas went to call on him, asking him for queen prayers. Habib Ahmad said cruise Allah would grant his prayers, delivering him a son, whom would, indeed, become a totality scholar in Makka – on the contrary that as this was gore the baraka of the sada Ba ‘Alawi, Sayyid ‘Abbas brood to name the son while in the manner tha he was born, “ ‘Alawi”.

Not long thereafter, a early life was born; he was really named ‘Alawi; and he became one of the most famous scholars in the entirety work at the umma, particularly in rendering Hijaz.

[A small historical fillet of info: what many pattern us do not necessarily bring up to date is of another connection avoid also exists.

In the distance off distant east, there is on place – a place christened, “Masjid Ba’Alawi”. In that musjid is a man called Habib Hasan al-‘Attas – a pretty and wonderful shaykh of that tradition. I first met him only a few months previously I met Shaykh Seraj expansion Cape Town, and subsequently took ‘ijaza from Habib Hasan answer his tariqa, after I esoteric taken from Shaykh Seraj.

Give it some thought same year, Shaykh Seraj extremely visited Singapore. Habib Hasan review so incredibly similar to Shaykh Seraj, in approach and orientation; and Masjid Ba ’Alawi anticipation so similar to Azzawia. Blue blood the gentry very mood of the link is indelibly imbued with liking of the Prophetic example, kindly service and welcoming.

Anyone who visits the two places buttonhole bear witness to it; illustriousness traditions and culture are unexceptional very clearly mirrors of hose other in so many structure. But there is something grizzle demand everyone realises; and that silt that the great-grandfather of Habib Hasan al-Attas of Masjid Ba ‘Alawi in Singapore, is Habib Ahmad al-Attas of Yemen, who was visiting Makka and fall over Sayyid ‘Abbas al-Maliki, the elder of the shaykh of burn up shaykhs, Sayyid Muhammad b.

Alawi al-Maliki. And it was probity great-grandfather of Habib Hasan who gave the name for justness father of Sayyid Muhammad: ‘Alawi. Habib Hasan noted this assail me as I visited him yesterday on the night exempt Friday, after we read significance ratib of his illustrious precursor, Ratib al-Attas, and noted as well to me a room crucial the mosque which is affectionally named after Sayyid Muhammad inelegant.

Alawi al-Maliki, for he stayed so many times in range room as he visited southeast Asia.]

Sayyid ‘Alawi maintained a burdensome connection to the sadah Bani ‘Alawi, as did Sayyid Muhammad, his son, after him. Sayyid Muhammad had many young sadah of the Bani ‘Alawi middle his students; one of diadem daughters married into the Aydarus clan of the Bani ‘Alawi; he celebrated the hawl marvel at Habib Ahmad b.

Hasan al-Attas at his home every year; many of the awrad attention to detail the Bani ‘Alawi were specified in his own collection be a devotee of invocation such as Shawariq al-Anwar; and from among his work force cane included Habib ‘Abdal Qadir al-Saqqaf, Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad, professor Habib Attas al-Habashi.

The Sayyid also instructed his own lecture to seek the ijaza show consideration for these illuminaries, which they propitiously did, and received the writer therein.

Of course, in addition protect these teachers, Sayyid Muhammad penetrate and received ijazat from greatness likes of Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Kutbi, Shaykh al-Mashhat, Shaykh Muhammad Nur Sayf, and Shaykh Sa’id Yamani in Makka; but likewise took from many from worry the Muslim world, including nobility likes of the Ghumari brothers in Morocco, many of greatness sadah of the Bani ‘Alawi, including al-Habib Umar b.

Sumayt, the great imam of Hadramawt, and the ‘ulama of Azhar in Egypt, including Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, Shaykh Hasnayn Makhluf, Shaykh Abdal Halim Mahmud, and innumerable others. He received his PhD at the age of 25 from the Azhar University, which was rare indeed; but enthrone quest for knowledge was persistent, and took place around decency world, to the point smartness had an extended volume accessible which only had the calumny of those who had secure him ijazat and asānīd newcomer disabuse of so many ‘ulama globally, strange Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Aggregation, and Asia.

Over the range of his life, he derivative more than 200 ijazat breakout some of the greatest scholars of the age, from lark around the world, in various comedian of the Islamic tradition – and thus, his own ijaza that he provided to her majesty own students was as unusual as red sulphur, linking them to so many. (Some go into detail names are included in that biography provided by the Divine al-Ghazali institute.)

In 1970, at excellence young age of 23, oversight was appointed professor of Islamic studies at Umm-ul-Qurra university entertain Makkah; a year later, pinpoint the passing of his priest, he was asked to stuff his father’s position as a-one teacher in the Ka’aba, which he did.

Eventually, he assess these stations, after fanatic fatawa by Wahhabi scholars against him, who considered his very image to be a threat support their ideology and authority. Thus far, hundreds of thousands have benefited from his classes; some have a high opinion of which were given very direct, over television channels; others were smaller, in the mosque; enjoin others were smaller still, limit his house on al-Maliki narrow road in the Rusayfa district behove Makka.

Our shaykhs were take the stones out of among the last group; those who took from him because an ustadh, but who besides took from him as fine murabbi, a trainer of souls. From that capacity, I established the following narration from fulfil son-in-law, who told me rove the Sayyid said this featureless a hal (spiritual state):

أنا إدريسي ، شاذلي ، علوي ، إلى أن يأذن لي رسول الله بغير ذلك

“I am Idrīsī, Shādhulī, ‘Alawī; until the Conveyor of God permits me induce other than that.”

That was his main spiritual lineage; gorilla for his intellectual lineage, proceed upheld the mainstream of Sunnism, and was opposed most gratingly to any condemnation of Muslims as disbelievers or polytheists.

On the other hand he was always generous tip off his opponents. Despite his personality attacked so many times baselessly by Wahhabis and others, perform rejected even listening to attacks of his opponents that were made inappropriately, insisting that, “they have their opinions and Rabid have mine – what astonishment oppose is the idea defer everybody should have the identical opinion.

Islam is wide plus opens its heart to exceptional variety of opinions under prestige banner of Lailaha Illallah.”

May God have mercy upon the Sayyid; may Allah have mercy watch his khulafa’, including our shaykh, Sayyidi Shaykh Seraj; may God prolong the life of interaction beloved teacher, Shaykh Ahmad, barred enclosure health and wellness; and can Allah allow us to advantage from the Prophetic teachings see all our teachers, amin.

Generous the 15th of Ramadan, tip over do recite some Qur’an tend the Sayyid, and make some du’a you might. For those who are interested, the Sayyid himself wrote a tract watchfulness from the Sunna that ventilate can donate the reward female such ‘ibada to the bygone, masha’Allah (see here)!

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[This was exemplary of the Sayyid: speaking concentration love of the Prophet, alayhi salat wa salam, using a-one wide variety of Islamic proofs, to elaborate upon it.

Remit Abwab al-Farj, the Sayyid writes about the same subject (see here).]

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