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Identification
al-Suhrawardī, ʻUmar b. Muḥammad
السهروردي , عمر بن محمد
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Birth
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Death
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Biographic comments
Born in Suhraward, he is one of the most influencial figures of Sufism, not to be confised with Abū Nāǧib al-Suhrawardī, put to death in Aleppo on 1191. He was among the diciples of ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Ǧīlānī, but the former followed the šāfiʻī maḏhab, while the latter was ḥanbalī. He was also in relation with the main figures of Middle Eastern Sufism.
His major work is the ʻAwārif al-Maʻārif, often quoted in later sources, also in Sub Saharan Africa.
Additional information
References
- Person Disciple of ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Ǧīlānī, Muḥyī al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abī Ṣāliḥ / عبد القادر الجيلاني ٬ محي الدي...
Bibliographical references
- Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Band 1: 4... on page 440-441
- al-Aʻlām: qāmūs tarāǧim, vol. 5, ʻAlī b. Muḥamm... on page 62
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, II Edition: IX, 778-782 on page IX, 778-782