Abdullah bin Husayn bin Muhammad Bafaqih, known as Mawla Aidid, was a Ba Alawi scholar born in Tarim. Al-Mashra al-Rawi records that he memorised the Quran with Muhammad Ba Aishah, studied jurisprudence with his father Husayn, and pursued hadith, Arabic and literary disciplines with leading scholars of Hadramawt.
Among his teachers was Abu Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman bin Shihab al-Din. The source also names Ahmad bin Umar al-Bayti al-Saqqaf and other jurists and scholars in his education. Abdullah became particularly known for Arabic, literature, debate and writing.
He later travelled to India and settled at Kannur, where the source describes him teaching and serving in a prominent public role. It attributes to him works including commentaries on the Ajurrumiyyah and al-Mulhah, along with shorter treatises, poetry and prose. Later biographical compilations independently preserve the same identity, Tarim education, move to India, teaching career and authorship. The exact year of his death is not stated here because the surviving summaries are less consistent on chronology than on his identity and career.
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Primary source: Al-Mashra al-Rawi fi Manaqib al-Sada al-Kiram Al Abi Alawi, volume 2, biography of Abdullah bin Husayn bin Muhammad Bafaqih Mawla Aidid. It records his Tarim education, named teachers, journey to India, teaching at Kannur and literary works. Later biographical compilations independently corroborate the identity and core scholarly record.