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Umar bin Muhammad Ba Husayn al-Saqqaf (b. 979 AH)
Umar bin Muhammad Ba Husayn al-Saqqaf was a Ba Alawi spiritual teacher born in Tarim in 979 AH who later settled in Ahmadabad, India.
Hasan al-Turabi bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Faqih al-Muqaddam (d. 721 AH)
Hasan al-Turabi bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Faqih al-Muqaddam was an early Ba Alawi scholar of Tarim remembered for jurisprudence, tasawwuf and rigorous scrupulousness.
Ahmad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Ali bin Abi Bakr al-Saqqaf (887-946 AH)
Ahmad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Ali bin Abi Bakr al-Saqqaf, known as Shihab al-Din, was a scholar of Tarim who lived from 887 to…
Abd al-Rahman bin Zayn Mawla Aidid (907-950 AH)
Abd al-Rahman bin Zayn Mawla Aidid was a Ba Alawi scholar and devotional figure of Tarim, born in 907 AH and remembered for Quran,…
Taha bin Umar bin Taha al-Saqqaf (d. 1063 AH)
Taha bin Umar bin Taha al-Saqqaf was a Ba Alawi jurist and judge of Sayun.
Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Hadi bin Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf (d. 1045 AH)
Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Hadi bin Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf was a Ba Alawi scholar born in Tarim who became known for the religious sciences, Arabic…
Abd al-Rahman bin Ali bin Abi Bakr al-Saqqaf (850-923 AH)
Abd al-Rahman bin Ali bin Abi Bakr al-Saqqaf was a Ba Alawi scholar of Tarim born in 850 AH.
Umar bin Abdullah bin Alawi al-Aydarus (926-1000 AH)
Umar bin Abdullah bin Alawi al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar and community leader of Aden, born there in 926 AH.
Umar bin Abdullah Bashayban (d. 1066 AH)
Umar bin Abdullah Bashayban was a Ba Alawi scholar born in India into the Bashayban branch of the family.
Ali bin Husayn bin Umar bin Husayn bin Umar (d. 1069 AH)
Ali bin Husayn bin Umar bin Husayn bin Umar was a Ba Alawi scholar born in Lahj in Yemen.