Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
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Abu al-Najib Suhrawardia (1097–1168) was a Persian
Sufi who was born in Sohrevard
near Zanjan
and founded the Suhrawardiyya
Sufi order.
He studied Islamic law
in Baghdad
, then set up a retreat by the river Tigris
, where he gathered disciples, which eventually came to be the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya
.
His paternal nephew Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi
expanded the order.
His name is also sometimes transcribed as Diya al-din Abu 'n-Najib as-Suhrawardi.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
Sufi who was born in Sohrevard
Sohrevard
Sohrevard is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,786, in 1,356 families.Sohrevard was the birthplace of the twelfth century Persian philosopher, Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi....
near Zanjan
Zanjan (city)
Zanjan is the capital of Zanjan Province in northwestern Iran. It is an Azeri inhabited city. It lies 298 km north-west of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea...
and founded the Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardy redirects here. For the East Bengali politician and Prime Minister of Pakistan, see Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. The well-known Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi "the Executed" , the Shia founder of Illuminationism, is unconnected....
Sufi order.
He studied Islamic law
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, then set up a retreat by the river Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
, where he gathered disciples, which eventually came to be the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardy redirects here. For the East Bengali politician and Prime Minister of Pakistan, see Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. The well-known Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi "the Executed" , the Shia founder of Illuminationism, is unconnected....
.
His paternal nephew Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi
Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi
Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi was a Persian Sufi from Chorasmia and nephew of Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi....
expanded the order.
His name is also sometimes transcribed as Diya al-din Abu 'n-Najib as-Suhrawardi.