Muhammad Hayyat ibn Ibrahim al-Sindhi explained

Religion:	Islam
Muhammad Hayyat ibn Ibrahim Al-Sindi
Birth Place:	Ghotki, Sindh, Mughal Empire
Death Place:	Hijaz, Jeddah Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Era:	18th century
Region:	present day Kufa
Denomination:	Sunni
Jurisprudence:	Hanafi, Hanbali^[1]
Movement:	Sufism
Sufi Order:	Naqshbandi^[2]
Influences:	Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qayyim^[3]
Influenced:	Wahhabi, Deobandi, Ahl-i Hadith, Salafiyya and various Islamic Reform movements^[4] ^[5]
Creed:	Athari^[6]
Students:	Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Salim al-Saffarīnī Muhammad b. Sadiq al-Sindi Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-San'aani^[7] ^[8]

Muhammad Hayyat al-Sindhi (Sindhi: محمد حيات سنڌي) (died 3 February 1750) was an Islamic scholar who lived during the period of the Ottoman Empire.He belonged to the Naqshbandi order of Sufism.^{[9] [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 Muhammaad Tahir al-Kurani.^[12] Here, he was initiated into the Naqshbandi tariqa.

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 reformist views. Early Wahhabi chroniclers acclaimed Al-Sindhi as “the spark that lighted ibn ʿAbdul Wahhab’s path".^{[13] [14]}

Views

Although trained in Hanafi law, he was also a scholar of the Hanbali school. Al-Sindhi was a major reviver of hadith sciences during the 18th century. Throughout his treatises Sindhi stressed the obligation of upholding the practice of Ijtihad, condemned Taqlid, called for a revival of the doctrines of the Salaf al-Salih and championed the superiority of Hadiths over past juristic opinions. Al-Sindhi was also known for his strong critique of folk practices associated with cult of saints and veneration of shrines.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Book: Allen, Charles . The Deobandi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Taqleed in the name of Imam Abu Hanifa. . 2009-03-01 . Da Capo Press . 978-0786733002 . en.
2. Book: Allen, Charles . The Deobandi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Taqleed in the name of Imam Abu Hanifa . 2009-03-01 . Da Capo Press . 978-0786733002 . en.
3. Book: Haj, Samira . Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rationality, and Modernity . Stanford University Press. 2009 . 978-0-8047-5250-3 . Stanford, California . 16 . 1: The Islamic Reform Tradition.
4. 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 . "... it is perhaps impossible to understand the evolution of the Wahhabi and other modern Salafi currents without understanding the contribution of 'ulamda such as Muhammad Hayat al Sindi.". JSTOR.
5. Voll. John. 1975. Muḥammad Ḥayyā 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 . JSTOR.
6. 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 Section: The Return of Ashab al Hadith . Islamic Law and Society. Brill Publishers. 13. 2. 234–239. 40377907 . JSTOR.
7. Voll. John. 1975. Muḥammad Ḥayyā 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 . "Many of his students became men of some importance... Although Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab is now the best-known 'revivalist' among his students, he was not the only student with that approach. The others included... Muhammad al-Saffarini, who came to dominate Hanbali scholarship in: Nablus, one of the smaller centres of the madhhab.". JSTOR.
8. 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. 235. 40377907 . "Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab was not the only student of al-Sindhi, and on an intellectual level, others may have been no less influential. Among them is Muhammad b. Sadiq al-Sindi (known also as Abu al-Hasan al-Sindi the younger, 1125-87/1713-73) .... Another eminent student of Hayat al-Sindi is Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Salim al-Saffarini (1114-88/ 1702-74) ... Another student of Hayat al-Sindi, and a major figure in early modern Islamic culture, is Muhammad b. Isma'il al-Hasani al-San'ani (known also as Ibn al-Amir al-San'ani, 1099-1182/1688- 1768)... ". JSTOR.
9. [John L. Esposito]
10. Book: Islamic Law and Society. 2006-01-01. E.J. Brill. 216. en.
11. Book: Haj, Samira. Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rationality, and Modernity. 2008-10-02. Stanford University Press. 9780804769754. 214. en.
12. Book: Robinson. Francis. The 'Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia. 2001. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. 1850654751. Illustrated. 30 April 2015.
13. Voll. John. Muḥammad Ḥayyā al-Sindī and Muḥammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab: An Analysis of an IntellectualGroup in Eighteenth-Century Madīna. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 1975. 38. 1. 32–39. 10.1017/S0041977X00047017. 26 April 2015.
14. Book: Haj, Samira . Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rationality, and Modernity . Stanford University Press. 2009 . 978-0-8047-5250-3 . Stanford, California . 16 . 1: The Islamic Reform Tradition.
15. Book: Haj, Samira . Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rationality, and Modernity . Stanford University Press . 2009 . 978-0-8047-5250-3 . Stanford, California . 15, 16, 214.