Abu Bakr al-Aydarus

Abu Bakr al-ʿAydarūs, also known as Sayyid Abū Bakr al-ʿAdanī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿAydarūs (Arabic: أبو بكر العدني بن عبد الله العيدروس; 1447–1508^[1]) was a Hadhrami religious scholar of Sufism and a poet who wrote in vernacular style.^[2] Abu Bakr spent most of his adult life in Aden, where he was well respected for his societal contributions to the well-being of the city's residents. After his death in 1508, he was mourned by the city's residents, and was later venerated as the wali or "patron saint" of Aden.^[3]

^ J. Spencer Trimingham, John O. Voll, The Sufi Orders in Islam, pg 73
^ Roger Allen, Donald Sidney Richards, Arabic Literature in the Post-classical Period, pg 216
^ José-Marie Bel, Théodore Monod, Aden: Port mythique du Yémen, pg 99

[Sufiorders-1] J. Spencer Trimingham, John O. Voll, The Sufi Orders in Islam, pg 73

[2] Roger Allen, Donald Sidney Richards, Arabic Literature in the Post-classical Period, pg 216

[3] José-Marie Bel, Théodore Monod, Aden: Port mythique du Yémen, pg 99

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