Aḥmad b. ʿAlwān

by Aziz, Muhammad Ali

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Aḥmad b. ʿAlwān (d. 665/1266) was a Yemeni Ṣūfī and central figure in the Rasūlid era. His genealogy is traced back to ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law. Ibn ʿAlwān was born in Dhū al-Janān around 600/1203 and was raised in ʿUqāqa, two villages on the outskirts of Taʿizz, the capital of Yemen during the period of Rasūlid rule (626–858/1228–1454). His conversion to Ṣūfism was precipitated by heavenly voices commanding him to abandon his ungodly ways and devote

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Aḥmad b. ʿAlwān (d. 665/1266) was a Yemeni Ṣūfī and central figure in the Rasūlid era. His genealogy is traced back to ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law. Ibn ʿAlwān was born in Dhū al-Janān around 600/1203 and was raised in ʿUqāqa, two villages on the outskirts of Taʿizz, the capital of Yemen during the period of Rasūlid rule (626–858/1228–1454). His conversion to Ṣūfism was precipitated by heavenly voices commanding him to abandon his ungodly ways and devote

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei961

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eng Islam

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Aziz, Muhammad Ali

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