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Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Aydarus
Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar from Tarim whose career later extended into India.
Ali bin Abdullah al-Aydarus
Ali bin Abdullah al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar of Tarim.
Alawi bin Abdullah al-Aydarus
Alawi bin Abdullah al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar and teacher from Tarim.
Alawi bin Husayn al-Aydarus
Alawi bin Husayn al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar born in Tarim in 1000 AH.
Abd al-Rahman bin Shihab al-Din al-Saqqaf
Abd al-Rahman bin Shihab al-Din Ahmad al-Saqqaf was a Ba Alawi scholar, Shafi’i jurist, teacher and judge of Tarim.
Zayn bin Abdullah Jamal al-Layl
Zayn bin Abdullah bin Abd al-Rahman Jamal al-Layl was a Ba Alawi figure whose life connected Hadramawt, India and the Hijaz.
Husayn bin Abdullah al-Aydarus
Husayn bin Abdullah al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar of Tarim who lived from 861 to 917 AH.
Ahmad bin Umar al-Bayti al-Saqqaf
Ahmad bin Umar bin Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf, known as al-Bayti, was a Ba Alawi scholar associated with Tarim and the village of Bayt Maslama…
Ahmad bin Husayn bin Abdullah al-Aydarus
Ahmad bin Husayn bin Abdullah al-Aydarus was a Ba Alawi scholar and religious teacher associated with Tarim in Hadramawt.
Muhammad bin Abi Bakr al-Shilli
Muhammad bin Abi Bakr al-Shilli (1030-1093 AH / 1621-1682 CE) was a Ba Alawi scholar, historian, teacher and author from Tarim.