Ahmad Zayni Dahlan أحمد زَيْني دَحْلان | |
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Title | Shaykh al-Islam[1] |
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Born | 1816 |
Died | 1886 (aged 69–70) Medina, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Hejaz |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'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 |
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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]
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.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).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.
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.
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