Muhammad Hayyat ibn Ibrahim al-Sindhi explained
Muhammad Hayyat al-Sindhi (sd|محمد حيات سنڌي) (died 3 February 1750) was an Islamic scholar who lived in Hijaz during the period in which it was part of the Ottoman Empire. He belonged to the Naqshbandi order of Sufism.[3] [10] [11]
Education and scholarship
Al-Sindhi was born in the Sindh region of modern day Pakistan. He traveled locally to get his basic education. Then he migrated to Madinah and studied closely with Ibrahim al-Kurani and his son Muhammad Tahir al-Kurani.[12] In Madinah, he was initiated into the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
Notable students
One of his students was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, whom he met in 1136 Hijri. It was Abdullah ibn Ibrahim ibn Sayf who introduced him to Hayyat al-Sindhi. Sindhi would make an immense influence on the theological formation of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and his fundamentalist views. Early Wahhabi chroniclers acclaimed Al-Sindhi as “the spark that lighted ibn ʿAbdul Wahhab’s path".[13]
Views
Although a Hanafi in law, he was also a scholar in the Hanbali school. Al-Sindhi was a major reviver of hadith sciences during the 18th century.
Notes and References
- M. Naf'i. Basheer. 2006. A Teacher of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb: Muḥammad Ḥayāt al-Sindī and the Revival of Asḥāb al-Ḥadīth's Methodology. Islamic Law and Society. Brill Publishers. 13. 2. 208–241. 10.1163/156851906776917552 . 40377907.
- Voll. John. 1975. Muḥammad Ḥayyāt al-Sindī and Muḥammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab: An Analysis of an Intellectual Group in Eighteenth-Century Madīna . Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 38. 1. 32–39. 10.1017/S0041977X00047017 . 614196 .
- Web site: 2018-02-16 . Sinners, saints, soldiers of God: Has Sufism failed to counter radicalism? . 2024-11-27 . The Friday Times . en . This is a critical relationship in the evolution of Sufi thought in the Subcontinent as Hayat Sindhi himself was trained, initially in Thatta, but later in Medina under the tutelage of Ibrahim al-Kurani. Almost all Medinian scholars of the time were influenced by Naqshbandi-Ashari thought....
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