Category: Contemporaries

May Allah have mercy on Habib Hasan bin Ahmad Ibn Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim. Habib Hasan was the Mansib, or head of the clan of Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, and by extension the most senior representative of the School of Hadramawt and the Ba Alawi Way. Continue reading Habib Hasan bin Ahmad al-Mansib

Habib Umar bin Hamid bin Abd al-Hadi al-Jilani al-Hasani was a direct descendant of the great Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani.

He was born on Eid al-Fitr, 1^st Shawwal 1365 (1946) in the town of al-Khuraybah deep in the Daw’an Valley. Continue reading Habib Umar al-Jilani

Hababah Maryam, the eldest daughter of Habib Ali al-Mashhur bin Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz was one of the foremost female scholars in Tarim. Her life was spent in service, remembrance of Allah and teaching and reminding people of their Lord. Continue reading Hababah Maryam bint Habib Mashhur

Habib Ali bin Muhammad al-Haddar was born in Mukalla on the Indian Ocean coast around the year 1351 (1932). Continue reading Habib Ali al-Haddar

Habib Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani bin Salim bin Alawi Kharid was born in Tarim in the year 1358/1939. He was raised by his father Habib Salim. The Kharid clan are descendants of al-Faqih al-Muqaddam through Shaykh Abdullah bin Alawi Ba Alawi. They have been known for their scholarship since the days of their ancestor, the hadith scholar, Imam Muhammad bin Ali Kharid (died 960/1553). Continue reading Habib Abd al-Qadir Kharid

Habib Muhammad bin Muhsin al-Hamid bin al-Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, affectionally known as Habib Bakri, was much loved in Hadramawt and beyond. Continue reading Habib Bakri al-Hamid

Habib Muhammad was born in the village of Budah in the Dawan Valley south of Hadramawt in 1349 (1931). His father, Habib Husayn was a saintly man who was nicknamed ‘Jibril’ due to the sheer number of times he would see the Prophet ﷺ  in his dreams. Continue reading Habib Muhammad bin Husayn ‘Jibril’ al-Attas

Habib Hasan bin Ahmad al-Aydarus taught for years in Tarim’s famous Ribat. He particularly loved to teach children the basics, hoping for the reward of teaching them the acts of worship they would perform for the rest of their lives. Continue reading Habib Hasan bin Ahmad al-Aydarus

Habib Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf was born in Seiyun, the principal city of Hadramawt in 1972 (1392). He is a direct descendant of many imams of the Prophetic house, including Imam Taha bin Umar al-Safi (died 1007), the first of the Alawi Sayyids to settle in Seiyun, and Shaykh Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf (died 819). The al-Saqqaf tribe is known in Seiyun for having produced great scholars and men of God in every generation, the most recent being Habib Abd al-Qadir al-Saqqaf.

Hadramawt was in the grip of an oppressive socialist government so his parents moved to Jeddah when he was three years old. His father Sayyid Abd al-Rahman was a doctor who would frequent the circles of knowledge in the Hijaz. As a result, Habib Muhammad grew up with a love for scholars. Continue reading Habib Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf