Zainuddin Makhdoom II

Sheikh Ahmad Zainuddin Makhdoom
Born1531 (938 AH)
Chombala (Azhiyoor, Calicut District, Kerala State), near Mahé, present day India.
Died1583
Occupation(s)Qadi and Writer
Known forIslamic jurisprudent, author of Fat'h Ul Mueen and Tuhafat Ul Mujahideen
Notable workTuhfat Ul Mujahideen
TitleQadi of Chombal
PredecessorSheikh Muhammad Al Gazzali
FatherSheikh Muhammad Al Gazzali bin Sheikh Zainuddin bin Sheikh Ali bin Sheikh Ahmad Ma'bari
FamilyMakhdoom

Sheikh Ahmad Zainuddin Makhdoom bin Sheikh Muhammad Al Gazzali (Arabic: شيخ احمد زين الدين بن شيخ محمد غزالي المليباري; Ahmad Zayn al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Ghazāli al-Malibári), grandson of Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom I, was the writer, orator, historian,[1] jurisprudent and spiritual leader and widely known as Zainuddin Makhdoom Second[2] or Zaniudeen Makhdoom Al Sageer (زين الدين المخدوم الصغير) whose family originated from Yemen. He inherited the legacy of his grandfather and was installed as the Chief Qadi (judge) in the locality of Ponnani, Kerala, India, as well as appointed as the Chief Müderris (head teacher) in the historic Ponnani Dars at Ponnani Jum'ah Masjid,[3] that built by Zainuddin Makhdoom I.[4][5]

  1. ^ Akbar, Ali (7 December 2012). "Makhdum II – a great Islamic scholar lost in history". Arabnews. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ Sebastian R. Prange (2018). Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast. Cambridge University Press. pp. 110–113. ISBN 9781108424387. He is often referred to locally as 'Makhdum II'.
  3. ^ "Calicut University seminar on naval strategy". Deccan Chronicle. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ponnani Juma Masjid". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Cultural dialogue: Tracing Yemeni Ancestry through a Pazheri Identity". Retrieved 17 January 2020.