Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi

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Shahāb al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi
TitleShaykh al-Islam
Other namesShahabudin, Shahabuddin, Soharwardi, al-Suhrawardi, Soharwardy, Shahab ad-Din
Personal
Bornc. 1145
Sohrevard, Seljuk Empire, now Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran
Died1234 (aged c. 89)
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq
ReligionIslam, Sunni
EthnicityPersian
DenominationSunni
Notable work(s) [ar]
Other namesShahabudin, Shahabuddin, Soharwardi, al-Suhrawardi, Soharwardy, Shahab ad-Din
OrderSuhrawardi Sufi Order
Senior posting
Period in office12th-13th century
PostShaykh al-Islam of the Abbasīd Caliphate
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Shaykh Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi (c. 1145 – 1234) was a Persian[1][2] Sufi[3] and nephew of Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. He expanded the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya that had been created by his uncle Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, and is the person responsible for officially formalizing the order.[4] Suhrawardi is the author of the Awarif ul-Maarif, which is recognized as a masterpiece work in Tasawwuf.

Other transliterations: Shaykh Shihab al-Din ‘Umar al-Suhrawardi, Shaykh 'Abu Hafs al-Suhrawardi, Hadrat Shaykh Shihab al-Din `Umar b. `Abd Allah al-Suhrawardi, Shaykh Shahabuddin Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, Shaykh Shahabuddin Abu Hafs Umar Soharwardi, Shaykh Shahabuddin Abu Hafs Umar Soharwardy, Shaykh Shahabuddin Soharwardi, Shaykh Shahabuddin Soharwardy, Shaykh Umar Shahabuddin Soharwardi.

Life[]

Suhrawardi traces his lineage back to Abu Bakr, the first Caliph.[5] From an early age onwards, Suhrawardi studied Islamic jurisprudence, law, logic, theology, Quranic studies and Hadith studies.[4] Suhrawardi quickly excelled in his studies and mastered, at an early age, the Shafi'i and Hanbali madhabs.[4] Suhrawardi was eventually designated as Shaykh al-Islam by Caliph al-Nasir under the Abbasids.[4]

The Awarif ul Maarif[]

Suhrawardi wrote the  [ar], or "The Knowledge of the Spiritually Learned."[6][7] The Awarif ul-Maarif quickly became one of the most popular books on Sufism throughout the Muslim world. This book was allegedly translated into English by Henry Wilberforce-Clarke and published as "A Dervish Textbook" in 1891, although the Persian text which was the basis for this translation is likely to have been misattributed.[8] It was reprinted by Octagon Press in 1980.

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References[]

  1. ^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. 2006. p. 775. ISBN 0415966906. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  2. ^ John Renard, "Historical dictionary of Sufism ", Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. pg xxviii. excerpt: "Abu 'n-Najib 'Abd al-Qahir as-Suhrawardi, Persian shaykh and author, and scholar who thought Ahmad al-Ghazali, Najm al-Din Kubra and Abu Hafs 'Umar as-Suhrawardi
  3. ^ Read Secret Practices of the Sufi Freemasons Online by Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorff | Books.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia (2006), p. 775
  5. ^ Sheikh Shahabudin Umar Soharwardi
  6. ^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia (2006), p. 776
  7. ^ Silsila-e-Suhrawardiya
  8. ^ https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/11/613/htm

Bibliography[]

  • Ohlander, Erik, Sufism in an Age of Transition: Umar al-Suhrawardi and the Rise of the Islamic Mystical Brotherhood (Leiden, Brill, 2008) (Islamic History and Civilization, 71).
  • Huda, Qamar-ul, Striving for Divine Union: Spiritual Exercises for Suhrawardī Sūfīs (Psychology Press, 2003)

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