Abu'l-Mawahib al-Shinnawi
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Abu'l-Mawahib al-Shinnawi or Abu'l-Mawahib Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Abd al-Quddus al-Shinnawi (Arabic: أحمد بن علي بن احمد بن عبد القدوس ابن محمد الشناوي أبو المواهب ) also known as "al-Khami" or al-Hanna'i (Arabic: الحنائي ) is a master of Shattariyya Sufi order.
. His father Ali ibn Abd al-Quddus al-Shinnawi was a popular leader and Ahmadi shaykh (after Ahmad al-Badawi
(d. 675 H.E./1276 A.D.)). He moved to Medina
and settled there for religious studies. Later he became a prominent Sufi and the leading shaykh for Naqshabandiyya
in Medina in his time. The order was ordered to Medina with Shattari
yya by the Indian shaykh Sibghatallah ibn Ruhallah al-Sindi al-Barwaji.
He died in 1028 H.E/1619 A.D. His many students included Safi al-Din al-Qushashi who venerated his teacher as the saintly "Seal of the Time".
His life
He was born in a well-known Sufi family al-Shinnawi in 975 H.E./1568 A.D. in Mahallat Ruh, west of CairoCairo
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. His father Ali ibn Abd al-Quddus al-Shinnawi was a popular leader and Ahmadi shaykh (after Ahmad al-Badawi
Ahmad al-Badawi
The Shaykh Ahmad Al-Badawī was a Muslim founder of the Badawiyyah Sufi order. He was born in Fes, Morocco in 596 AH and died in Tanta, Egypt in 675 AH...
(d. 675 H.E./1276 A.D.)). He moved to Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
and settled there for religious studies. Later he became a prominent Sufi and the leading shaykh for Naqshabandiyya
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
in Medina in his time. The order was ordered to Medina with Shattari
Shattari
The Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical order that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and formally developed, completed and codified in India. Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia...
yya by the Indian shaykh Sibghatallah ibn Ruhallah al-Sindi al-Barwaji.
He died in 1028 H.E/1619 A.D. His many students included Safi al-Din al-Qushashi who venerated his teacher as the saintly "Seal of the Time".
His works
Al-Baghdadi and Brockelmann listed 18 respectively 5 of al-Shinnawi's work.- al-Irshad 'ila Sabil al-Rashad
- Ifadat al-Jud fi wahdat al-Wujud
- al-Iqlid al-Farid fi Tajrid al-Tawhid
- Bay'at al-Itlaq
- al-Ta'sil wa al-Tafdil
- Tajalliyah al-Basa'ir Hashiyat 'ala Kitab al-Jawahir li al-Gawth al-Hindi
- Khulasat al-Ikhtisas wa ma li'l-kul min al-Khawas
- Diwan Shi'r al-Shinnawi
- al-Sultat al-Ahmadiyyah fi Rawa'ih Mada'ih al-Dhat al-Muhammadiyah
- Si'at al-Itlaq
- Shifa' al-Ghiram fi Akhbar al-Kiram
- Sadihat al-Azal wa Sanihat al-Nazal
- al-Suhuf al-Namusiyyah wa al-sikhuf al-Nawusiyyah
- Dama'ir al-Sara'ir al-Ilahiyyah fi Bawahir 'Ayat Jawahir al-Ghawthiyah
- Fat'h al-Ilah fi ma Yuqal dubur kull al-Salat
- Fawatih al-Salawat al-Ahmadiyyah fi Lawa'ih Mada'ih al-Dhat al-Ahmadiyyah
- Manahij al-Ta'sil
- Mawjat al-Rahmah wa Mawthiqat al-'Ismah