Shahāb al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Al-Suhrawardi | |
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;_Kitab_%27auwarf_al-ma%27arf,_Cairo,_30_March-29_April_1362.jpg) Manuscript of Suhrawardi's Kitab 'auwarf al-ma'arf. Copy created in Cairo, dated 30 March-29 April 1362 | |
| Title | Shaykh al-Islam |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1145 |
| Died | 1234 (aged c. 89) |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi |
| Religion | Islam, Sunni |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Notable work(s) | Awarif al-Ma'arif |
| Other names | Shahabudin, Shahabuddin, Soharwardi, al-Suhrawardi, Soharwardy, Shahab ad-Din |
| Organization | |
| Order | Suhrawardi Sufi Order |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 12th-13th century |
| Post | Shaykh al-Islam of the Abbasīd Caliphate |
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Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi (c. 1145 – 1234) was a Persian[1][2] Sufi and nephew of Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. He expanded the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya that had been created by his uncle Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, and is the person responsible for officially formalizing the order.[3] Suhrawardi is the author of the ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif, which is recognized as a masterpiece work in Tasawwuf.
- ^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. 2006. p. 775. ISBN 0415966906. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ^ John Renard, "Historical dictionary of Sufism ", Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. pg xxviii. excerpt: "Abu 'n-Najib 'Abd al-Qahir as-Suhrawardi, Persian shaykh and author, and scholar who thought Ahmad al-Ghazali, Najm al-Din Kubra and Abu Hafs 'Umar as-Suhrawardi
- ^ Josef W. Meri (2006). L. Bacharach, Jere (ed.). Medieval Islamic Civilization An Encyclopedia · Volume 1 (Hardcover). Routledge. p. 775. ISBN 9780415966900. Retrieved 3 March 2024.