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Al Al-Habsyi Al Syeikh Abu Bakar Al Alawi bin Al Faqih

IN ENGLISH

The first to be given the title “Al-Habsyi” was Waliyyullah Abi
Bakar bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Asadillah bin Hasan Atturabi bin
Ali bin Muhammad Al-Faqih Muqaddam bin Ali bin Muhammad Shahib Marbad.

He was given such a declaration/title due to his extended stay, totaling 20 years, in the city of Habasyah in Africa (Research determines that the city of Habasyah mentioned is in relation to modern day Ethiopia). He spent his time in Habasyah spreading and teaching Islam.

Waliyyullah
Abi Bakar bin Ali Al-Habsyi dilahirkan was born in the city of Tarim.
He had a son by the name of Alwi. His son Alwi bin Abi Bakar Al-Habsyi
had 5 sons, of which 3 of his sons continued his lineage.

They were,

1. Husein bin Alwi, keturunannya berada di Habasyah (Afrika).
2. Ati bin Alwi, whose decedents are presently in the city of Aden (Yemen) and in the city of Madinah Al-Munawwarah.
3.
Muhammad Al-Ashghor bin Alwi, whose descendents have spread and
migrated to various regions, most of which are presently in Indonesia.
Muhammad Al-Ashghor had 2 sons,

3.1. Abdurrahman had 3 sons who are presently residing in the following cities in Indonesia; Palembang, Lambi, Siak and Aceh.
3.2. Ahmad Shahib Syi’ib, had 8 sons who were;

3.2.1. Al-Hasan, who descendents were know as Al-Habsyi “Al-Rausyan / Al Raushan”.
3.2.2. Hadi, who had 2 sons who were;

3.2.2.1. Idrus, whose descendents were know as Al-Habsyi “AI-Syabsyabah / As-Sybsyban”
3.2.2.2. Abdurrahman who was the grandfather of Al-Habib Ali Al-Habsyi Kwitang.

3.2.3. Alwi
3.2.4.
Husein, whose descendent by the name of Al-Habib Alwi bin Ali bin
Muhammad Al-Habsyi, whose Maqam resides in Mesjid “Al-Riyad” in the
city of Solo (Surakarta)
3.2.5. Idrus
3.2.6. Hasyim
3.2.7. Syaich
3.2.8. Muhammad

Waliyyullah Abi Bakar bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Habsyi passed away in the city of Tarim in the year 857 Hijriyyah.

Praise and blessing be upon him and his descendents.

Wallahualam

IN MALAY

Yang pertama kali dijuluki (digelari) ” Al-Habsyi ” adalah
Waliyyullah Abi Bakar bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Asadillah bin
Hasan Atturabi bin Ali bin Muhammad Al-Faqih Muqaddam bin Ali bin
Muhammad Shahib Marbad.

So’al gelar yang disandangnya ; karena Beliau sering pergi ke kota ”
Habasyah ” di Afrika Beliau pernah tinggal disana selama 20 tahun.
Dengan maksud untuk menyebarkan Agama Islam disana.

Waliyyullah Abi Bakar bin Ali Al-Habsyi dilahirkan di kota Tarim.
Dikaruniai seorang anak lelaki; yang dinamai Alwi. Yang mana Alwi bin
Abi Bakar Al-Habsyi tersebut dikarunisi 5 orang anak lelaki, 3
diantaranya yang menurunkan keturunannya.

Masing-masing ialah :

1. Husein bin Alwi, keturunannya berada di Habasyah (Afrika).
2. Ati bin Alwi, keturunannya berada di kota Aden (Yaman) dan dikota Madinah Al-Munawwarah.
3.
Muhammad Al-Ashghor bin Alwi, ketunmannya sangat banyak sekali dan
berada dimana-mana termasuk yang berada di Indonesia. Muhammad
Al-Ashghor dikaruniai 2 orang anak lelaki,

3.1.
Abdurrahman, dikaruniai 3 orang anak klaki, keturunannya yang di
Indonesia kebanyakan berada di Palembang, Lambi, Siak, Aceh.
3.2. Ahmad Shahib Syi’ib, dikaruniai 8 orang anak lelaki masing-masing:

3.2.1. Al-Hasan, keturunannya disebut AI-Habsyi “Al-Rausyan”.
3.2.2.
Hadi, dari kedua anaknya yang bemama Idrus,keturunannya disebut
AI-Habsyi “AI-Syabsyabah” dan anaknya yang bernama Abdurrahman.adalah
datuk waliyyullah Al-Habib Ali Al-Habsyi Kwitang.
3.2.3. Alwi,
keturunannya disebut AI-Ahmad bin Zain dianurulya datuk waliyyullah
A!-Habib Muhammad bin Idrus AI-Habryl, yang makamnya di Ampel Gubbah
Surabaya.
3.2.4. Husein, salah satu anak cucunya adalah waliyyullah
AI-Habib Alwi bin Ali bin Muhammad Al-Habsyi, makamnya berada dl Mesjid
“Al-Riyad” di kota Solo (Surakarta)
3.2.5. Idrus
3.2.6. Hasyim
3.2.7. Syaich
3.2.8. Muhammad

Waliyyullah Abi Bakar bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Habsyi pulang ke Rahmatullah di kota Tarim pada tahun 857 Hijriyyah.

Semoga Allah SWT memasukkan Beliau-Beliau ke dalam Surga dan
menghimpunkannya bersama-sama para Nabi, para syuhada, para Auliya dan
para Sholihin. Amin !.

Wallahualam

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Translation in English by,
Translator: Haddad bin Habib Abdurrahman Alhaddad
Date: February 2008

This was taken by Permission of the Webmaster of Alaminjogja.
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Publisher: PL Lentera Basritama, Jakarta

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