At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · mystic
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
sunni-shafii (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Al-Faruthi, shaykh of Iraq, muqri' and sufi; he read the readings on Ibn al-Baqillani's companions, took the khirqa from al-Suhrawardi and lived in retreat a while. 1
Al-Dhahabi's witness
Al-Dhahabi said: he came to us in 691, taught the readings and transmitted much; he held the khitaba after Ibn al-Marhal, then was removed after a year — he travelled with the pilgrims, entered Iraq and died at Wasit. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
The Mu'ayyadi Bimaristan of Wasit· Death of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf· The Founding of Wasit· Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Carried Bound to Death at Wasit· Al-Muwaffaq's campaign against the Zanj and rescue of captives· The Killing of the Batiniyya in Wasit· The Sinking of the Pilgrim Boats from Wasit· The Zanj Enter Wasit
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 742
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Faruthi, shaykh of Iraq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-faruthi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.