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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 in Hadramawt.
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.
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, corresponding to 1932. He grew up in a scholarly household under his father, Habib Alawi, and his mother,
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 1914. He was raised by his father, Habib Salim bin Hafiz, who first taught him the foundational Islamic science
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 near al-Bayda in Yemen. Muwasala records his lineage through Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, Shaykh Abd al-
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 preserves his lineage through the Ba Alawi line of Alawi Amm al-Faqih and Muhammad Sahib Mirbat to Imam
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 sciences with leading scholars of the city, including the jurist Shaykh Umar bin Abdullah al-Khatib
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 a descendant of a line of Alawi imams that includes Imam Taha bin Umar al-Safi, an early A
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 explicitly identifies the Kharid family as descendants of al-Faqih al-Muqaddam through Shaykh Abdullah