Muhammad Hayyat ibn Ibrahim al-Sindhi

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Muhammad Hayyat ibn Ibrahim Al-Sindi
Personal
Born
Died(1750-02-03)3 February 1750
Hijaz, Jeddah Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
ReligionIslam
Era18th century
Regionpresent day Kufa
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi,
Hanbali[1]
MovementSufism[2]
TariqaNaqshbandi[2]
Muslim leader
Influenced

Muhammad Hayyat al-Sindhi (Sindhi: محمد حيات سنڌي‎) (died 3 February 1750) was an Islamic scholar who lived during the period of the Ottoman Empire. He belonged to the Naqshbandi order of Sufism.[3][4][5]

Education and scholarship[]

Al-Sindhi was born in modern day Pakistan traveled locally to get his basic education.[6] Then he migrated to Madinah and studied closely with Ibrahim al-Kurani and his son Muhammaad Tahir al-Kurani.[7] Here, he was initiated into the Naqshbandi tariqa.[6]

Notable students[]

One of his students was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, whom he met in 1136 Hijri. It was Abdullah ibn Ibrahim ibn Sayf who introduced him to Hayyat al-Sindhi.[6]

Views[]

Although trained in Hanafi law, he was also a scholar of the Hanbali school.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Allen, Charles (2009-03-01). The Deobandi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Taqleed in the name of Imam Abu Hanifa. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0786733002.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allen, Charles (2009-03-01). The Deobandi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Taqleed in the name of Imam Abu Hanifa. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0786733002.
  3. ^ John L. Esposito (edited by), The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford University Press (2004), p. 296
  4. ^ Islamic Law and Society. E.J. Brill. 2006-01-01. p. 216.
  5. ^ Haj, Samira (2008-10-02). Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rationality, and Modernity. Stanford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780804769754.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Voll, John (1975). "Muḥammad Ḥayyā al-Sindī and Muḥammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab: An Analysis of an IntellectualGroup in Eighteenth-Century Madīna". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 38 (1): 32–39. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00047017. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ Robinson, Francis (2001). The 'Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia (Illustrated ed.). C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. ISBN 1850654751. Retrieved 30 April 2015.


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