Abu al-Huda al-Sayyadi

Syrian Islamic scholar
Abu al-Huda al-Sayyadi
Personal
Born
Muhammad bin Hassan Wadi bin Ali bin Khuzam al-Sayyadi

1849
Khan Shaykhun, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Died1909
Büyükada, Princes' Islands, Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeHis shrine, near Khan Shaykhun in Idlib Governorate, Syria
ReligionIslam (secular)
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
MovementLiberalism
TariqaRifa'i
OccupationIslamic scholar and poet

Abu al-Huda al-Sayyadi (Arabic: أبو الهدى الصيادي), full name Muhammad bin Hassan Wadi bin Ali bin Khuzam al-Sayyadi, was a Syrian Islamic scholar and poet, who held the title Sheikh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire in the 20th century.[1][2][3] He is the father of Hasan Abu Al-Huda, the fourth Prime Minister of Transjordan (r. 1923–1931).[2]

Biography

Sayyadi was born in 1849 in Khan Shaykhun, now modern day Syria.[4] His lineage goes back to both Ahmad al-Rifa'i and even further back to Muhammad, hence making him a Sayyid.[1][3] Due to his ancestry, he was put in charge of the Naqib al-Ashraf Association, which consisted of other Sayyids.[1][3][5]

Sayyadi met with prominent reformists like Jamal al-Din al-Afghani. In 1895, he established a library next to the Eyüp Sultan Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.[3]

The Ottoman Sultan of the time, Abdul Hamid II, met Sayyadi[3][2] and made him Sheikh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire.[1][6][3] After Abdul Hamid II was deposed, Sayyadi was exiled to Büyükada where he died in 1909.[6][7] He is buried next to his father in Aleppo.[3][4]

Views

Sayyadi was a supporter of Sufism. He was part of the Rifa'i tariqa, and wrote poems and books with Sufi themes.[8][9] Sayyadi was also very anti-Salafi in his views.[8] He encouraged the Ottoman Empire to issue a crackdown on Wahhabism. This resulted in Mahmud Shukri al-Alusi, a Sufi scholar with Salafist-influenced beliefs to be sent into exile.[10][11]

Works

  • Khizanat al-Amdad fi Akhbar al-Ghawth al-Kabir al-Sajad Mawlana al-Sayyid 'Izz al-Din 'Ahmad al-Sayaad
  • Buni al-Islam 'iya la Khamsat Ma'badi

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c Abu‐Manneh∗, B. (1979). "Sultan Abdulhamid II and Shaikh Abulhuda Al‐Sayyadi". Middle Eastern Studies. 15 (2): 131–153. doi:10.1080/00263207908700402. ISSN 0026-3206.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "أبو الهدى الصيادي: من درويش خان شيخون إلى مستشار السلطان عبد الحميد وعدو هرتزل". تلفزيون سوريا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ a b "30 ـــ أبو الهدى الصيادي (1266 ــ 1318 هــ / 1849 ــ 1909 م)". العتبة الحسينية المقدسة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ "Archnet > Site > Dar al-Ifta' (Aleppo)". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ a b الصيادي, أبو الهدى. "ديوان أبو الهدى الصيادي". الديوان (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ^ "‌‌أبو الهدى الصيادي". marjah.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  8. ^ a b Eich, Thomas (2003-01-01). "THE FORGOTTEN SALAFĪ - ABŪL-HUDĀ AS-SAYYĀDĪ". Die Welt des Islams. 43 (1): 61–87. doi:10.1163/157006003763317786. ISSN 1570-0607.
  9. ^ "دار المقتبس - محمد أبو الهدى الصيادي". almoqtabas.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  10. ^ "سلسلة رموز الإصلاح 16– علامة العراق أبو المعالي محمود شكري الألوسي (1273/ 1342هـ - 1856/ 1924م)". www.alrased.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  11. ^ "محمود شكري الألوسي - المكتبة الشاملة". shamela.ws. Retrieved 2024-03-28.