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Abu al-Husayn al-Maqdisi al-Zahid

أبو الحسين المقدسي الزاهد

c. 1153 CE · 548 AH

Abu al-Husayn al-Maqdisi the ascetic, a man of spiritual states and marvels; al-Shaykh al-Diya' wrote his biography in a juz'; his grave at Aleppo is visited; his notice falls in year 548 1.

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At a glance

Roles
sufi
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Mughith al-Harbi · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Abd al-Qadir al-Rahawi · Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Abd al-Wahhab al-Shirazi

Overview

Abu'l-Husayn al-Maqdisi the ascetic, man of states and wonders; Shaykh al-Diya' wrote down his sira in one part, and his grave at Aleppo is visited. His tarjama is in the annals of 548. 1

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 632
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