Ahmad al-Muhajir

Aḥmad Al-Muhājir
أحمد
Mausoleum of Ahmad bin Isa Al-Muhajir
Born
Aḥmad

873 CE
Basra, Iraq
Died956 (aged 82–83)
al-Husaisa, Yemen
Resting placeal-Husaisa, Yemen
NationalityArab
Other namesIbn Isa,
Occupation(s)Islamic scholar, teacher
EraIslamic Golden Age
(Middle Abbasid era)
Known forDescendant of Muhammad Rasulullah
Children
  • Muhammad
  • Ali
  • Husayn
  • Ubaydullah (support by Al Uraidhi Clan)
ParentIsa al-Rumi (father)
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)Aḥmad
Patronymic (Nasab)Aḥmad al-Muhājir ibn ʿĪsā ar-Rūmī ibn Muḥammad an-Naqīb ibn ʿAlī al-ʿUrayḍī ibn Jaʿfar aṣ-Ṣādiq ibn Muḥammad al-Bāqir ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Teknonymic (Kunya)Abu Muḥammad
Epithet (Laqab)al-Muhājir (lit.'emigrant')

Ahmad al-Muhajir (Arabic: أحمد المهاجر, Aḥmad al-muhāǧir, Arabic pronunciation: [ɑhmɑd ɑl muhɑːdʒiɽ]; 260-345 AH or c. 873-956 CE)[1] also known as al-Imām Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā was an Imam Mujtahid and the progenitor of Ba 'Alawi sada group which is instrumental in spreading Islam to India, Southeast Asia and Africa. He was the son of 'Isa the son Muhammad the son of Ali al-Uraydi[2] who was the fourth son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, a fifth generation descendant of Ali and Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. He was a known acquaintance of Bishr al-Ḥāfī.

  1. ^ Abdullah bin Muḥammad Bakutsair. Rihlah al-Asywaq al-Qawiyah. p. 34.
  2. ^ Morton, Shafiq. "A History of Wahabi Desecrations in the Holy Land of al-Hijaz". Notebooks from Makkah & Madinah: A modern journey to Islam's two Holy Cities. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20.