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Notable work(s)
Fitnat al-Wahhabiyyah, Al-Durar al-Saniyyah fi al-Radd 'ala al-Wahhabiyyah, Khulasat al-Kalam fi Bayan Umara' al-Balad al-Haram
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Al-Shafi'i Ahmad al-Marzuqi al-Maliki al-Makki
Influenced
Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca Sheikh Mustafa Usman bin Yahya Arsyad Thawil al-Bantani Muhammad Amrullah Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
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Ash'arism
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Background
Sunni Islam
Kullabiyya
Ahl al-Ra'y
Kalam
Eminent scholars
3rd AH/9th AD
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari (d. 324/936)
Ibn Khafif (d. 371/982)
4th AH/10th AD
Al-Baqillani (d. 403/1013)
Ibn Furak (d. 406/1015)
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini (d. 418/1027)
'Abd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi (d. 429/1037)
Abu 'Imran al-Fasi (d. 430/1038-9)
Abu Dharr al-Harawi (d. 434/1043)
Al-Mawardi (d. 450/1058)
Al-Bayhaqi (d. 458/1066)
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463/1071)
Al-Qushayri (d. 465/1072)
Abu al-Walid al-Baji (d. 474/1081)
Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (d. 476/1083)
Al-Juwayni (d. 478/1085)
5th AH/11th AD
Al-Raghib al-Isfahani (d. 502/1108)
Al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111)
Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari (d. 511 or 512/1117-19)
Ibn 'Aqil (d. 513/1119)
Ibn Rushd al-Jadd (d. 520/1126)
Al-Mazari (d. 536/1141)
Abu Bakr ibn al-'Arabi (d. 543/1148)
Al-Qadi 'Iyad (d. 544/1149)
Al-Shahrastani (d. 548/1153)
Ibn 'Asakir (d. 571/1176)
Ahmad al-Rifa'i (d. 578/1182)
6th AH/12th AD
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (d. 606/1209)
Ibn al-Athir (d. 630/ 1233)
Sayf al-Din al-Amidi (d. 631/1233)
Ibn al-Hajib (d. 646/1248)
'Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam (d. 660/1262)
Al-Qurtubi (d. 671/1272)
Al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277)
Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi (d. 684/1285)
Al-Baydawi (d. ca. 685/1286)
Ibn al-Nafis (d. 687/1288)
7th AH/13th AD
Ibn Daqiq al-'Id (d. 702/1302)
Ibn 'Ata' Allah (d. 709/1309)
Safi al-Din al-Hindi (d. 715/1315)
Ibn Juzayy (d. 741/1340)
Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati (d. 745/1344)
Taqi al-Din al-Subki (d. 756/1355)
Taj al-Din al-Subki (d. 771/1370)
Shams al-Din al-Kirmani (d. 786/1384)
Al-Taftazani (d. 793/1390)
Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi (d. 794/1392)
8th AH/14th AD
Ibn 'Arafa (d. 803/1401)
Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (d. 805/1405)
Zain al-Din al-'Iraqi (d. 806/1404)
Nur al-Din al-Haythami (d. 807/1404-5)
Ibn Khaldun (d. 808/1406)
Al-Sharif al-Jurjani (d. 816/1413)
Ibn al-Jazari (d. 833/1429)
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani (d. 852/1449)
Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli (d. 864/1459)
'Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi (d. 875/1470)
Ahmad Zarruq (d. 899/1493)
9th AH/15th AD
Al-Sakhawi (d. 902/1497)
Jalal al-Din al-Dawani (d. 907/1501 or 908/1502)
Al-Suyuti (d. 911/1505)
Al-Qastallani (d. 923/1517)
Zakariyya al-Ansari (d. 926/1520)
Al-Sha'rani (d. 973/1565)
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (d. 974/1567)
Al-Khatib al-Shirbini (d. 977/1570)
10th AH/16th AD
Ibn 'Ashir (d. 1040/1631)
Ahmad al-Maqqari (d. 1041/1632)
Ibrahim al-Laqqani (d. 1041/1631)
Muhammad Mayyara (d. 1072/1662)
11th AH/17th AD
Al-Hasan al-Yusi (d. 1102/1691)
Muhammad al-Zurqani (d. 1122/1710)
'Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad (d. 1132/1720)
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (d. 1176/1762)
12th AH/18th AD
Ahmad al-Dardir (d. 1204/1786)
Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba (d. 1224/1809)
Ibn Kiran (d. 1227/1812)
Ahmad al-Tijani (d. 1230/1815)
Ibrahim al-Bajuri (d. 1276/1859-60)
Muhammad 'Ilish (d. 1299/1882)
13th AH/19th AD
Ahmad Zayni Dahlan (d. 1304/1886)
Yusuf al-Nabhani (d. 1350/1931)
Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1379/1960)
Muhammad al-'Arabi al-Tabbani (d. 1390/1970)
Muhammad al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur (d. 1393/1973)
14th AH/20th AD
Muhammad Mitwalli al-Sha'rawi (d. 1419/1998)
Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki (d. 1425/2004)
'Abdullah al-Harari (d. 1429/2008)
Nuh al-Qudah (d. 1432/2010)
Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti (d. 1434/2013)
Wahbah al-Zuhayli (d. 1436/2015)
Muhammad 'Ali al-Sabuni (d. 1442/2021)
Theological works
Istihsan al-Khawd fi 'Ilm al-Kalam
Mujarrad Maqalat al-Ash'ari
Tabyin Kadhib al-Muftari
Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya
Sharh al-'Aqa'id al-Nasafiyya
Al-Insaf
Al-Irshad
Al-Iqtisad
Tahafut al-Falasifa
Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat
Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq
Al-Milal wa al-Nihal
Asas al-Taqdis
Daf' Shubah al-Tashbih
Lubab al-Muhassal
Al-Murshid al-Mu'een
Institutions
Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad
Al-Azhar University
Al-Qarawiyyin University
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
Umayyad Mosque
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
Islamic Education Movement
International Islamic University Malaysia
Events
2016 International Islamic Conference
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Ahmad Zayni Dahlan (Arabic: أحمد زَيْني دَحْلان) (1816-1886) was the Grand Mufti of Mecca between 1871 and his death.[2][3][4] He also held the position of Shaykh al-Islam in the Hejaz[5] and Imam al-Haramayn (Imam of the two holy cities, Mecca and Medina).[6] Theologically and juridically, he followed the Shafi'i school of thought.
Furthermore, he was a historian and an Ash'ari theologian. He was known for his harsh criticism of Wahhabism, being one of their main adversaries,[7] and his recognition of Sufi principles.[8] A leader of the conservative faction among the Shafi'is, he was particularly important in Asia, where his influence grew with his many disciples.[9]
He was the descendant of 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani.[10][11][12] He authored, and personally published numerous works on history, fiqh, and the Islamic sciences in general. He taught to many Muslims scholars, including Hussein bin Ali,[13][14] Sharif of Mecca and sometimes considered the last Caliph[15][16][17] and many foreign Islamic scholars, like Arsyad Thawil al-Bantani[18] and the Deobandi scholar Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri.[19]
Through his disciple, Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi, he exerted a significant influence on the Barelvi movement, which encompasses over 200 million Muslims.[20]
He died in Medina in 1886.[21]
^Muhammad Hisham Kabbani (2004). The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition Guidebook of Daily Practices and Devotions. Islamic Supreme Council of America. p. 187. ISBN 9781930409224.
^Eric Tagliacozzo (2009). Southeast Asia and the Middle East: Islam, Movement, and the Longue Durée. NUS Press. p. 125. ISBN 9789971694241.
^Countering Suicide Terrorism: An International Conference. International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). 2001. p. 72. ISBN 9781412844871.
^Mols, Luitgard E. M. (2016). Western Arabia in the Leiden collections : traces of a colourful past. Arnoud Vrolijk, Museum Volkenkunde, Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Bibliotheek. Leiden. ISBN 978-94-006-0255-7. OCLC 971628032. The Meccan scholar Ahmad ibn Zayni Dahlan was born in 1817. Around 1848 he became a teacher at the Great Mosque and in 1871 he was appointed Shaykh al-'Ulama'or Grand Mufti.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"Hadith On The Present Fitna". abc.se.
^"'Political' Takfirism in #AlSaud Kingdom: From Ancestor to Grandson". Islamic Invitation Turkey. 9 September 2016.
^DeLong-Bas, Natana J. (2005). Wahhabi Islam : from revival and reform to global Jihad. Cairo: American University in Cairo. ISBN 977-424-883-X. OCLC 71249145.
^"History of Islamic Conquests". Catawiki.
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^"Ahmad Zayni Dahlan's al-Futuhat al-Islamiyya: A contemporary view of the Sudanese Mahdi". sudanile.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 Oct 2023. كان السيد أحمد بن زيني دحلان (1817 – 1886م) هو كبير فقهاء ومفتي المذهب الشافعي في مكة، وأمام المسجد المكي في أخريات سنوات العهد العثماني. ولهذا الشيخ (وهو من حفدة الشيخ عبد القادر الجيلاني. المترجم) مؤلفات كثيرة في مواضيع متعددة شملت الشريعة واللغة العربية والتاريخ وغير ذلك.
^"A Brief Biography of Ahmad Zayni Dahlan". alhejaz.org (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 Oct 2023. نسبه: أحمد بن زيني بن أحمد بن عثمان بن نعمه الله بن عبد الرَّحمن بن محمّد بن عبد الله بن عثمان بن عطايا بن فارس بن مصطفى بن محمّد بن أحمد بن زيني بن قادر بن عبد الوهّاب بن محمّد بن عبد الرّزاق بن أحمد بن أحمد بن محمّد بن زكريّا بن يحيى بن محمّد بن عبد القادر الجيلاني بن موسى بن عبد الله بن يحيى الزاهد بن محمّد بن داؤد بن موسى بن عبد الله المحض بن الحسن المثنى بن الحسن السّبط بن سيّدنا الإمام علي بن أبي طالب بن عبد المطلب والسَّيدة فاطمة الزَّهراء بنت سيّدنا محمّد بن عبد الله ابن عبد المطلب بن هاشم بن عبد مناف بن قصي بن كلاب بن مرّة بن كعب ابن لؤي بن غالب بن فهر بن مالك بن النّضر بن كنانة بن خزيمة بن مدركة بن إلياس بن مضر بن نزار بن معد بن عدنان.
^'Abd al-Majid ibn Taha al-Dahibi (2009). إتحاف الأكابر في سيرة ومناقب الإمام محيي الدين عبد القادر الجيلاني الحسني الحسيني [Ithaf al-Akabir fi Sirat wa Manaqib al-Imam Muhyi al-Din 'Abd al-Qadir] (in Arabic). Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya. p. 391. ISBN 9782745151971 – via Google Books.
^Niḍāl Dāwūd al-Mūminī (1996). الشريف الحسين بن علي والخلافة / ash-Sharīf al-Ḥusayn ibn 'Alī wa-al-khilāfah (in Arabic). ‘Ammān: al-Maṭba‘ah aṣ-Ṣafadī.
^Khayr ad-Dīn az-Ziriklī (1923). ما رأيت وما سمعت / Mā ra'aytu wa-mā sami't (in Arabic). al-Qāhirah [Cairo]: al-Maṭba‘ah al-‘Arabīyah wa-Maktabatuhā.
^Kramer, Martin (1986). Islam assembled the advent of the Muslim Congresses. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-1-59740-468-6. OCLC 1113069713. Retrieved 2022-10-06..
^"Architect of The Great Arab Revolt: Sayyid Hussein bin Ali, King of the Arabs and King of the Hijaz (1854 – June 4, 1931)". Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
^Khayr ad-Dīn az-Ziriklī (2002) [1967]. "الملك حسين / al-Malik Ḥusayn". الأعلام / al-A‘lām (in Arabic). Vol. 2 (15th ed.). Bayrūt [Beirut]: Dār al-‘Ilm lil-Malāyīn. pp. 249–250.
^Arwansyah, Arwansyah (2016-11-07). "EKSISTENSI AL-QURAN DALAM KITAB NASĀ'IH AL-'IBĀD OLEH SHAYKH NAWAWI AL-BANTANI". TAJDID: Jurnal Ilmu Ushuluddin. 15 (2): 189–206. doi:10.30631/tjd.v15i2.48. ISSN 2541-5018.
^Khalil Ahmad al-Saharanpuri (January 2017). Badhl al-Majhud fi Hall Abi Dawud (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 9782745155818 – via Google Books.
^Cite error: The named reference :12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Sayyid Ahmad Zayni Dahlan al-Makki' ash-Shafi'i [d. 1304 AH / 1886 CE]". The IslamicText Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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