A judge and Sufi of the Bakri family of Suhraward; he invested his nephew Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi with the Sufi cloak, and the Suhrawardi and Khalwati chains reach Junayd of Baghdad through him. His death date is not firmly established and no reliable record of his grave exists. (Sources: TDV 'Suhrawardi, Abu al-Najib'; TDV 'Suhrawardiyya'.)
Sources
- TDV İslĂąm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · entry âSĂŒhreverdĂź, EbĂŒâ
- TDV İslĂąm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · entry âSĂŒhreverdiyyeâ
Every record is sourced (Mandatory Sources).
