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Identification
Aḥmad b. ʻUlwān
أحمد بن علوان
Ṣafī al-Dīn
صفي الدين
Dates
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Death
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Death
Expressed
Biographic comments
One of the most prominent figures of Yemeni Sufism, he belonged to the Rifāʻiyya. He was a disciple of the famous ʻUmar al-Ṭayyār, under whom he went through spiritual training. He was also known as faqīh and preacher, which gained him the nickname of "Ibn al-Ǧawzī of Yemen". He wrote extensively on different subjects, e.g. grammar, jurisprudence and Sufism.
Additional information
References
Bibliographical references
- Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition. The ... on page 237-38
- Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Band 1: 449 on page 449
- Ṭabaqāt al-ḫawāṣṣ ahl al-ṣidq wa-al-iḫlāṣ: 69-71 on page 69-71
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Author of texts
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نظم خاطب المحبوب قلباNaẓm "Ḫāṭab al-maḥbūb qalban"
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قصيدة يا رشادي يا مناديQaṣīdat "Yā rašādī yā munādī"
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قصيدة نظر المحب الى الحبيب سلامQaṣīdat "Naẓar al-muḥibb ilā al-ḥabīb salām"
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دعاء سق الينا من رحمتك ما يغنيناDuʻā' "Suq ilaynā min raḥmatika mā yuġīnā"