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Habib Muhammad Saad bin Alawi al-Aydarus
Habib Muhammad bin Alawi al-Aydarus, widely known as Habib Saad, was a Ba Alawi scholar and community leader born in Tarim in 1351 AH,…
Habib Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz
Habib Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz was a Ba Alawi scholar born in the village of Mishtah near Tarim in 1332 AH, corresponding to…
Habib Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Haddar
Habib Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Haddar was a Ba Alawi scholar and educator born in 1340 AH, corresponding to 1921, in the village of Azzah…
Habib Abdullah bin Husayn bin Tahir
Habib Abdullah bin Husayn bin Tahir was a Ba Alawi scholar, teacher and author born in Tarim in 1191 AH, corresponding to 1777. Muwasala…
Habib Abbas bin Muhammad bin Ali al-Saqqaf
Habib Abbas bin Muhammad bin Ali al-Saqqaf was a Singaporean Ba Alawi scholar and teacher. Born in Singapore in 1923, he studied the Islamic…
Habib Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf
Habib Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf is a Ba Alawi teacher born in Seiyun, Hadramawt, in 1392 AH, corresponding to 1972. Muwasala identifies him as…
Habib Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani bin Salim bin Alawi Kharid
Habib Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani bin Salim bin Alawi Kharid was a Ba Alawi scholar born in Tarim in 1358 AH, corresponding to 1939. Muwasala…
Habib Hasan bin Ahmad Ibn Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim
Habib Hasan bin Ahmad Ibn Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, often referred to as Habib Hasan al-Mansib, was a senior religious and social figure…
Abu Talib bin Ahmad Ba Alawi
Abu Talib bin Ahmad bin Muhammad was a travelling Ba Alawi scholar born at Mariyah in Hadramawt. According to al-Mashra al-Rawi, he studied the…
Abu Bakr bin Muhammad al-Tayyib Mawla Aidid
Abu Bakr bin Muhammad al-Tayyib Mawla Aidid was a Ba Alawi religious figure associated with the port of al-Shihr in Hadramawt. Al-Mashra al-Rawi describes…