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Remembered in Jumada al-Awwal

Saints whose death anniversary falls this Hijri month (sourced).

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Shaykh Ma'ruf Ba Jammal al-Kindi

Shaykh Ma'ruf ibn Abdullah Ba Jammal al-Kindi (893/1488 – 969/1561) was born in Shibam and was among the leading Sufi guides of Hadramaut. He received the licence of guidance from Ibrahim ibn Abdullah Ba Harmuz in 928 AH; he trained over forty deputies, and great Sufis such as Abu Bakr ibn Salim drew spiritual benefit from him. No independent authored work of his is recorded. In 949 AH he moved from Shibam to Wadi Dawan, settled in the town of Bada and died there in 969 AH; a small dome was built over his grave and an annual ziyara in Dhu al-Hijja became established.

BâdeDied 969 AHView
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Shaykh Sa'id ibn Isa al-Amudi

Shaykh Sa'id ibn Isa al-Amudi (d. 671/1272) was a Shafii jurist and Sufi who lived in the town of Qaydun in Wadi Dawan, Hadramaut. Adopting the path of the Andalusian Abu Madyan, he founded the Amudiyya order, a branch of the Madyaniyya, and established a strong spiritual leadership in Wadi Dawan; the sources give limited detail on his life and order, and no authored work is attributed to him. He was buried beside his own mosque in Qaydun, and his grave is today among the foremost pilgrimage sites of Hadramaut. The death year (671) does not appear in the TDV entry; as it rests on hagiographic and reference sources, this transparency is noted here.

KaydûnDied 671 AHView
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Baba Abdullah Melçani

Baba Abdullah Melçani was a 19th-century Albanian Bektashi baba and a bejtexhi (poet) who wrote in Albanian (R. Elsie, The Albanian Bektashi, 2019; F. A. Turan, "Bektashi Tekkes in Albania", 2018). He led the Melçan tekke near Korçë (founded in 1640 by Hysen Ali Dede) for about forty years and died in 1852. The oldest and only surviving fortified (walled) Bektashi lodge in Albania became a center of the Albanian national awakening in his era and served as the de facto Bektashi headquarters in the 1920s.

Melçan (Korçë)Died 1852View
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Gazi Baba (Aşık Çelebi)

The tomb of Gazi Baba stands on a hill northeast of Skopje and, by local tradition, is the grave of the 16th-century Ottoman poet and kadi of Skopje Aşık Çelebi (given name Pir Mehmed) (TDV, "Aşık Çelebi", Günay Kut). Born in Prizren in 1520, Aşık Çelebi is the author of the celebrated biographical dictionary of poets Meşairü'ş-şuara; after various judgeships he died of pleurisy while kadi of Skopje in 979/1572 and was buried here. The tomb was destroyed in the 1963 earthquake and rebuilt in 2013 with support from the Bursa Municipality. The identification of Gazi Baba with Aşık Çelebi is an accepted local tradition rather than documented certainty (noted transparently).

Üsküp (Skopje)Died 979 AHView
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Syekh Burhanuddin Ulakan

A major mystic regarded as the pioneer of Islamization in West Sumatra (Minangkabau) (c. 1646–1704). Born "Pono," he studied for about thirty years in Aceh under Syekh Abdurrauf al-Singkili, receiving the Shattariyah (Şattâriyye) order (en.wikipedia, "Burhanuddin Ulakan"; official Padang Pariaman Regency site; Wikidata Q25463994). Around 1680 he returned to Ulakan, founded a surau (Surau Gadang), and spread the Shattariyah throughout Minangkabau. His tomb in Ulakan is the center of the annual "Basapa" pilgrimage in the month of Safar, drawing pilgrims from West Sumatra, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; the tomb was designated a national cultural heritage in 2025. (Some sources give a death year of 1691, but the academic weight favors 1704.)

Padang Pariaman (Ulakan)Died 1704View
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Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi

Habib Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Habshi (1259/1843 – 1333/1915) was a great Sufi scholar, poet and guide of the Bâ Alawi order, a sada Habib whose lineage reaches the Prophet. His most famous work is the celebrated mawlid Simt al-Durar on the birth of the Prophet. In 1295/1878 he built the Riyad Mosque in Seiyun and beside it founded the Ribat of Seiyun, the first great scholarly ribat of Hadramaut, training students from across the world. He was buried in Seiyun near his mother's grave and a large dome was raised over him. No map pin is placed as no cross-verified building-level coordinate for his shrine could be confirmed.

SeyûnDied 1333 AHView
Scholar

Ahmad bin Zayn al-Habshi

Ahmad bin Zayn al-Habshi (1069/1658 – 1144/1732) was a Bâ Alawi sada scholar and Sufi born in the town of al-Ghurfa in Hadramaut. For forty years he served the Qutb al-Irshad Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad, studying over seventy works, and after his master's death he assumed spiritual leadership in Hadramaut. His most famous work is al-Nafahat al-Sirriyya, his commentary on al-Haddad's Ayniyya ode; he also wrote al-Risala al-Jamia and the twenty-volume al-Safina al-Jamia. He died and was buried in the settlement he founded, Hawtat Ahmad bin Zayn.

Havtatü Ahmed b. ZeynDied 1144 AHView
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Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf ibn Muhammad

Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf (739/1338 – 819/1416) was one of the great forefathers of the Bâ Alawi tradition in Tarim, regarded as founder of the Saqqaf (Al Saqqaf) branch and called "al-Muqaddam al-thani" for his closeness to al-Faqih al-Muqaddam. He earned the epithet "al-Saqqaf" (the roofer) because he veiled his spiritual states beneath humility as under a roof. He taught the classics such as al-Ghazali's Ihya, al-Qushayri's Risala and al-Suhrawardi's Awarif al-Maarif, and built ten mosques in Hadramaut. His thirteen sons, including Umar al-Muhdar and Abu Bakr al-Sakran, all became scholars; he was buried beside his father in the Zanbal Cemetery of Tarim.

TarimDied 819 AHView
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Umar al-Muhdar ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf

Son of Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf, Umar al-Muhdar was the leading scholar and Sufi who institutionalised the Bâ Alawi community of Tarim in the 15th century. He established a broad consultative council and organised the mosques, endowments and welfare work of Tarim, al-Shihr and al-Mukalla. He built the famous al-Muhdar Mosque, whose mud-brick minaret (about 50 m) is one of the tallest in the world. He died while prostrate in the noon prayer and was buried beside his forefathers in the Zanbal Cemetery of Tarim.

TarimDied 833 AHView
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Syeikh Abdullah Fahim bin Ibrahim

A Malay-Ottoman-born Islamic scholar, nationalist, and expert in falak (Islamic astronomy) (c. 1869/1870 Mecca – 27 April 1961 Kepala Batas, Penang). He was the first Mufti of Penang (served 1951–1956). Using astronomical/Islamic calculation he determined 31 August 1957 as the auspicious date for Malayan independence, advising that otherwise the suitable date would fall in 1962 (en.wikipedia, "Syeikh Abdullah Fahim"; Penang Religious Affairs Dept JAIPP). He was the grandfather of Malaysia's 5th Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. His tomb lies at the historic Masjid Al-Jamiul Badawi (Bertam/Kepala Batas), whose origins date to 1784. No pin is given as the coordinate is single-sourced (not to be confused with the newer Masjid Abdullah Fahim named after him).

Kepala Batas (Penang)Died 1961View
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Syaikhona Kholil Bangkalan

One of the greatest scholars of the Nusantara, a master of Arabic, fiqh and hadith (25 May 1835 – 24 April 1925). Born and died in Bangkalan (Madura, East Java). He was the teacher of the founders of Nahdlatul Ulama, foremost among them KH Hasyim Asy'ari; his guidance and spiritual blessing around 1920 are regarded as the foundation of NU's establishment in 1926 (NU Online Jatim; syaichona.net biography; Kompas). It is related that over five hundred thousand people attended his funeral. His tomb complex in Martajasah (with a mosque and a blessed well) is among Indonesia's busiest pilgrimage sites; he was declared a National Hero in 2025. No pin is given as the coordinate is single-sourced (not cross-verified).

Bangkalan (Madura)Died 1343 AHView
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Ubaydillah ibn Ahmad al-Muhajir

He represents one of the early ancestors of the Bâ Alawi lineage in Yemen; he was the son of Ahmad ibn Isa al-Muhajir, who migrated from Basra to Hadramaut. Following his father he settled in the village of al-Sumal near Tarim, where he died in 383 AH (993 CE). His son Alawi was the first member of the family born in Yemen, and the entire Bâ Alawi (Al Ba Alawi) sada lineage descends through this branch. No cross-verified numeric coordinate exists for al-Sumal, so no map pin is placed.

es-SumalDied 383 AHView
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Abu Bakr al-Sakran ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf

Abu Bakr al-Sakran was a Sufi and scholar of the Bâ Alawi sada family raised in Tarim, Hadramaut; his father was the great master Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf. He was called "al-Sakran" (the spiritually intoxicated) because he became so absorbed in worship and remembrance that he was unaware of his surroundings. Through his sons Ali al-Sakran and the great saint Abdullah al-Aydarus, his line produced the most famous Bâ Alawi branch (the Aydarusiyya). He is reported to have died in Tarim and been buried with his forefathers in the Zanbal Cemetery. Traditional sources give his death as 821 AH (1418 CE); this caution is noted here as academic sources give limited confirmation of an exact figure.

TarimDied 821 AHView
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Syamsuddin as-Sumatrani

A leading Sufi scholar of the Malay-Acehnese world (c. 1570 – 1630). Born in Pasai (North Aceh), he served as Shaykh al-Islam, mufti and qadi, chief court advisor to the Sultanate of Aceh under Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607–1636) (id.wikipedia, "Syamsuddin As-Sumatrani"; JESP 2021 academic paper). As a student and interpreter of Hamzah Fansuri, he was the foremost systematizer of the wujudiyyah (wahdat al-wujud) doctrine and the "martabat tujuh" (seven grades of being) in the Malay world, writing in Malay-Jawi, Arabic and Persian. He died in 1630 during Aceh's campaign against Portuguese-held Melaka; no pin is given as the location of his grave (Melaka / Pulau Sangiang) is disputed.

Banda Aceh (Pasai)Died 1630View
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Datuk ri Bandang (Abdul Makmur, Khatib Tunggal)

A Minangkabau jurist and preacher who Islamized South Sulawesi (early 17th century). With his companions he spread Islam among the kingdoms of Luwu, Gowa, Tallo, Gantarang (Sulawesi), Kutai (Kalimantan) and Bima (Nusa Tenggara); he converted the Raja of Luwu in 1605 and then the rulers of Gowa and Tallo, marking the formal Islamization of South Sulawesi (id.wikipedia, "Datuk ri Bandang"; Detik.com biography). He settled and died in Makassar; his tomb, holding 61 graves of followers, is a major pilgrimage site especially before Ramadan and is protected as a cultural-heritage (cagar budaya) site. His death year is not firmly recorded in the sources.

Makassar (Tallo)View
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Sharafuddin Yahya Maneri

A major Indian Sufi, the central figure of the Firdausiyya branch (d. 782/1381); born in 689/1290 at Maner near Bihar (TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, "Mânerî, Şerefeddin"). He studied at Sonargaon (Dhaka region), affiliated with Najibuddin Firdausi and became the principal representative of the Firdausiyya branch of the Kubrawiyya. He established a khanqah at Bihar (Sharif) and became famous for his letter-collections "Maktubat" (Maktubat-i Sadi: 100 letters; Maktubat-i Du-Sadi: 200 letters) and his "Malfuzat." His tomb, the Badi Dargah, at Bihar Sharif is a major pilgrimage site. Note: the death year is given as 782 AH by Wikidata and 783 AH by TDV (the Gregorian 1381 is stable), and he should not be confused with different saints at Maner Sharif near Patna (transparency note). The coordinate is cross-verified via Wikipedia and Wikimapia.

Bihar Şerif (Nalanda, Bihar)Died 782 AHView
Martyr

Baba Adam Shahid

A semi-legendary Muslim martyr whose tomb lies at Rampal (Kazi Qasba), Munshiganj district, Bangladesh. In folklore he is said to have fallen fighting Raja Vallalasena during an early campaign into Vikrampura, triggered by a cow-sacrifice dispute (Wikipedia; Banglapedia). A mosque was built over his tomb in 888/1483. Note: his historicity is explicitly disputed; Banglapedia states "true or false, this tradition is the only source for reconstructing the history of Baba Adam Shahid" and records that scholars challenge the story's authenticity. His death date is undocumented and is variously given as the 12th (~1119), late 14th or 15th century; therefore death_hijri/death_gregorian are left null, and no pin is given as two independent coordinate sources were not found (transparency note, rule #9.3).

Rampal (Munşiganj)View
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Sheikh Hamza Makhdum

A 16th-century saint of Kashmir (d. 984/1576), whose birth name was Muhammad Hamza Raina and who is revered as "Sultan-ul-Arifeen" and "Mehboob-ul-Alam" (Wikipedia, "Hamza Makhdoom"; Greater Kashmir). He belonged to the Suhrawardi-Kubrawi tradition. His shrine (Makhdoom Sahib / Ziyarat Hazrat Sultan) stands on the southern slope of Hari Parbat (Koh-e-Maran) in Srinagar; a shrine was first built under the Mughal emperor Akbar and rebuilt during Afghan rule by governor Atta Muhammad Khan around 1821. He is reported to have been born in 900/1494. The coordinate is cross-verified via OpenStreetMap and Wikimapia (agreeing within ~10 m); the shrine building is distinct from the hilltop/fort location.

Srinagar (Keşmir)Died 984 AHView
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Bulbul Shah (Sayyid Sharaf al-Din Abdur Rahman)

A 13th-14th-century Suhrawardi Sufi said to have come from Turkestan, traditionally credited as the first Muslim missionary of Kashmir (d. 726/1327). He is said to have converted the Ladakhi Buddhist ruler Rinchan (who took the name Sadr-ud-Din) and to have founded the first khanqah and mosque in Kashmir (Wikipedia, "Bulbul Shah"; srinagarheritage.in). His tomb stands at the Bulbul Lankar khanqah on the bank of the Jhelum in Srinagar. Note: the Turkestan origin and the Rinchan conversion narrative are traditional/hagiographic, and the 726/1327 death year is a widely repeated tradition rather than a documented record; he has no Wikidata item (transparency note). The coordinate is cross-verified via OpenStreetMap and Wikimapia (agreeing within ~2 m).

Srinagar (Keşmir)Died 726 AHView
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Sayyid Yusuf al-Husayni (Raju Qattal)

A sayyid of Khurasani origin and a disciple of Nizamuddin Awliya (d. 731/1330); he was the father of the celebrated Chishti shaykh Sayyid Muhammad Gesudaraz (Banda Nawaz). The TDV Encyclopedia of Islam explicitly states that Gesudaraz's father was Sayyid Yusuf al-Husayni, known as Sayyid Raju al-Qattal, who died in 731/1330 (TDV, "Gîsûdırâz"). The epithet "Qattal" (slayer) refers to slaying worldly desire through austerity. His tomb is at Khuldabad. Note: the name "Shah Raju Qattal" is conflated across several figures in the literature (notably a later Shah Raju Qattal II of Hyderabad, d. 1092/1681); this record documents only Gesudaraz's father per TDV. No pin is given because two independent numeric coordinate sources could not be found (transparency note).

Khuldabad (Maharashtra)Died 731 AHView
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Kuzum Baba (Kuzgun Baba Sultan)

Kuzum Baba, recorded by Evliya Celebi in 1670 as "Kuzgun Baba Sultan", is a Bektashi dervish whose tomb stands on a hill dominating Vlora; he is said to have lived in the early Ottoman period (15th-16th c.), with an unknown death year (R. Elsie, The Albanian Bektashi, 2019; TDV, "Avlonya", Machiel Kiel). The lodge was founded around 1600, demolished in 1826 during Mahmud II's suppression of the orders, the shrine reopened in 1998, and a new tekke was built in 2000-2003. Local tradition identifies him with Seyyid Ali Sultan; this, however, is a local legendary attribution distinct from the famous Kizil Deli at Didymoteicho (presented transparently, multiple views).

Vlorë (Avlonya)View
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Sari Saltuk (Kaliakra Shrine)

Sari Saltuk (d. 697/1297-98) was a legendary Turkish warrior-dervish influential in the Turkification and Islamization of Anatolia and the Balkans, celebrated for his miracles. After his death numerous shrines (makam) attributed to him arose from the Balkans to Anatolia; his principal cult center and place of death is regarded as Babadag in Romania (TDV, "Sarı Saltuk", Machiel Kiel; A. Y. Ocak, Sarı Saltık, TTK 2002). The shrine at Cape Kaliakra in Bulgaria derives from a Bektashi dervish lodge said to have kept his relics there in the Ottoman period. This is one of several disputed shrines of the saint (presented transparently with multiple views).

Kaliakra (Kavarna)Died 697 AHView
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Muntajab al-Din Zar Zari Zar Baksh

One of the earliest Chishti shaykhs in the Deccan (d. 709/1309). A disciple of Nizamuddin Awliya and brother of Burhan al-Din Gharib, he was sent to the Aurangabad region in the early 14th century and is also known as "Dulha Miyan" (Wikipedia, "Zar Zari Zar Baksh"; New Age Islam). His dargah at Khuldabad, near his brother's tomb, remains an active pilgrimage site. Note: the 709 AH date rests on a single hagiographic source, and Wikipedia's precise "15 August 1309" is unsourced and should be treated as tradition; genealogical and miracle accounts are legendary (transparency note). No dedicated TDV article exists.

Khuldabad (Maharashtra)Died 709 AHView
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Burhan al-Din Gharib

A major Chishti shaykh who transplanted the Chishtiyya order to the Deccan (d. 741/1340). A khalifa of Nizamuddin Awliya, he oversaw the hospice services at the Delhi khanqah; when Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq moved the capital to Daulatabad he migrated south, settling in the Rauza (Khuldabad) region and rooting the Chishtiyya in the Deccan (TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, "Çiştiyye"). He named Zayn al-Din Shirazi as his successor; his tomb at Khuldabad is an important pilgrimage site. Note: while 741/1340 is the best-attested death year, some sources such as Wikidata give a different date (1344) (transparency note). No pin is provided because the exact tomb coordinate rests on a single source.

Khuldabad (Devletâbâd, Maharashtra)Died 741 AHView