Ahmad Zayni Dahlan

Ahmad Zayni Dahlan
أحمد زَيْني دَحْلان
TitleShaykh al-Islam[1]
Personal
Born1816
Mecca, Habesh Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died1886 (aged 69–70)
Medina, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
ReligionIslam
RegionHejaz
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
Main interest(s)Sufism, History, Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), Hadith, Tafsir, Tajwid, Syntax, Rhetoric, Algebra
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
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Influenced
Part of a series on
Ash'arism
Rock carved with al-'Aqida al-Murshida by Ibn Tumart
Background
Eminent scholars
3rd AH/9th AD
4th AH/10th AD
5th AH/11th AD
6th AH/12th AD
7th AH/13th AD
8th AH/14th AD
9th AH/15th AD
10th AH/16th AD
11th AH/17th AD
12th AH/18th AD
13th AH/19th AD
14th AH/20th AD
Theological works
Institutions
Events
Related groups
Classic
Modern

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]

  1. ^ Muhammad Hisham Kabbani (2004). The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition Guidebook of Daily Practices and Devotions. Islamic Supreme Council of America. p. 187. ISBN 9781930409224.
  2. ^ Eric Tagliacozzo (2009). Southeast Asia and the Middle East: Islam, Movement, and the Longue Durée. NUS Press. p. 125. ISBN 9789971694241.
  3. ^ Countering Suicide Terrorism: An International Conference. International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). 2001. p. 72. ISBN 9781412844871.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Hadith On The Present Fitna". abc.se.
  6. ^ "'Political' Takfirism in #AlSaud Kingdom: From Ancestor to Grandson". Islamic Invitation Turkey. 9 September 2016.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "History of Islamic Conquests". Catawiki.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "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 October 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.
  11. ^ "A Brief Biography of Ahmad Zayni Dahlan". alhejaz.org (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 October 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.
  12. ^ '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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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..
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference :12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ "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.