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Saints and Tombs of Şam

12 sourced records · 10 verified locations

The atlas holds 12 sourced records for Şam; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 3 Saint · 2 Companion · 2 Scholar · 2 Prophet's Family.

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Records in Şam

Companion

Abu al-Darda (Uwaymir ibn Zayd al-Ansari)

An Ansari companion of the Prophet renowned for his learning and asceticism, whose piety the Prophet praised (d. 32/652). Initially a merchant, after embracing Islam he devoted himself to worship and knowledge (TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, "Ebü'd-Derdâ"). Under Caliph Umar he was appointed the first judge and Qur'an teacher of Damascus, known as the "reciter of Damascus," his study circles reaching thousands. He died in Damascus and was buried in the Bab al-Saghir cemetery (TDV; sonpeygamber.info). Note: the tombs in Eyüp and Üsküdar are symbolic maqams; his actual grave is in Damascus (transparency note).

ŞamDied 32 AHView

Scholar

Bilal ibn Sa'd

A scholar and preacher of the Successor (tabi'i) generation, born and raised in Damascus, renowned for asceticism and piety (d. 110/728 [disputed]). His grave demeanour and moving sermons earned him the epithet "the Hasan al-Basri of the people of Damascus" (TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, "Bilâl b. Sa'd", H. K. Yilmaz). With his powerful voice he served as prayer leader and preacher, emphasizing adherence to Qur'an and Sunna, concern for the hereafter, and asceticism. As the sources do not specify a definite burial site, no pin is given for the grave (transparency note).

ŞamDied 110 AHView

Saint

Khalid al-Baghdadi

Founder of the Khalidiyya branch of the Naqshbandi order, a great Sufi whose influence spread from Iraq and Syria to Anatolia. Born in Sulaymaniyah, he received ijaza from Shah Abdullah al-Dihlawi in India, then settled in Damascus. He died of plague in Damascus on 9 June 1827 and was buried on the slopes of Mount Qasiyun. (Sources: TDV 'Hâlid el-Bağdâdî'; Encyclopaedia Iranica.)

ŞamDied 1242 AHView

Companion

Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi

Bilal ibn Rabah (r.a.), the muezzin of the Prophet and the first muezzin of Islam, the Abyssinian companion who under torture never recanted, declaring 'Ahad, Ahad'. He died around 641 CE near Damascus (some say Aleppo or Darayya), and according to the majority of scholars was buried in the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery in Damascus; sites in Medina and Jordan are regarded as commemorative maqams. (Sources: TDV 'Bilâl-i Habeşî'; Madain Project.)

ŞamDied 20 AHView

Saints and Tombs of Şam

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Records in Şam

Abu al-Darda (Uwaymir ibn Zayd al-Ansari)

Bilal ibn Sa'd

Khalid al-Baghdadi

Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi

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