Venerated in Islam Name Abu Fazal | Died Baghdad, Iraq Major shrine Baghdad | |
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Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi (227–425 AH / 842–1034 CE) Abul Fadl ‘Abdul Wāhid b. ‘Abdu-l ‘Azīz b. Hārith b. Asad at-Tamīmī or Abdul Wahid Tamimi (Arabic: ابوالفضل عبد الواحد تمیمی) was a 9th century saint who belonged to the Junaidia order. He was the son and disciple of Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad al-Tamimi. He was an ardent worshipper and ascetic.
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Biography
Not many details about his early life are known except that he was born in Yemen which is why he was often regarded as "Yemeni". His name was Abdul Wahid and he was the son of Shaikh Abdul Aziz Tamimi bin Haris bin Asad. ‘Tamimi’ was a part of his name as his family belonged to the tribe al-Tamimi of Arabia. He followed the Hanafi school of thought.
Spiritual career
Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi is often associated with Abu Bakr Shibli due to his character. This is probably because he gained beneficence from Abu Bakr Shibli although he took Bayatat the hands of his father Abdul Aziz bin Haris bin Asad al-Tamimi from whom he was given the Sufi khirqa. Muhaddith Shah Waliullah Dehlawi is reported to have said, “Abdul Wahid at-Tamimi wore the Khirqa from both ‘Abdul Aziz al-Tamimi and Abu Bakr Shibli. This is reflected in many of the authentic chains of spiritual transmission.” Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi spent most of his life guiding people often while travelling. Amongst his various disciples, his prominent khalifah was Mohammad Yousaf Abu-al-Farrah Turtoosi also noted in various books.
Spiritual Lineage
Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid al-Tamimi‘s saintly lineage of Faqr was given to him through his father and Murshid Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad al-Tamimi in the following order:
- Muhammad
- 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib
- al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī
- Habib al Ajami
- Dawud Tai
- Maruf Karkhi
- Sirri Saqti
- Junaid Baghdadi, the founder of Junaidia silsila
- Abu Bakr Shibli
- Abdul Aziz bin Haris bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi
- Abul Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni al-Tamimi
Abdul Wahid Tamimi conferred upon his khilafat to Abul Farah Mohammad Yousuf al-Tartusi and he continued the order.
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Death
Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi died on 26th Jamadi-ul-Akhir 425 AH which is 18 May 1034 CE. He was buried in the mausoleum of Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal in Baghdad. This was during the Abbasid Caliphate.