Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi

Shahāb al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi
Shahāb al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi
	Manuscript of Suhrawardi's Kitab 'auwarf al-ma'arf. Copy created in Cairo, dated 30 March-29 April 1362
Title	Shaykh al-Islam
Personal
Born	c. 1145; Sohrevard, Seljuk Empire, now Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran
Died	1234 (aged c. 89); Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq
Religion	Islam, Sunni
Denomination	Sunni
Notable work(s)	Awarif al-Maarif
Other names	Shahabudin, Shahabuddin, Soharwardi, al-Suhrawardi, Soharwardy, Shahab ad-Din
Organization
Order	Suhrawardi Sufi Order
Senior posting
Period in office	12th-13th century
Post	Shaykh al-Islam of the Abbasīd Caliphate

Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi (c. 1145 – 1234) was a Persian^[1]^[2] Sufi and nephew of Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. He expanded the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya that had been created by his uncle Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, and is the person responsible for officially formalizing the order.^[3] Suhrawardi is the author of the ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif, which is recognized as a masterpiece work in Tasawwuf.

^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. 2006. p. 775. ISBN 0415966906. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
^ John Renard, "Historical dictionary of Sufism ", Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. pg xxviii. excerpt: "Abu 'n-Najib 'Abd al-Qahir as-Suhrawardi, Persian shaykh and author, and scholar who thought Ahmad al-Ghazali, Najm al-Din Kubra and Abu Hafs 'Umar as-Suhrawardi
^ Josef W. Meri (2006). L. Bacharach, Jere (ed.). Medieval Islamic Civilization An Encyclopedia · Volume 1 (Hardcover). Routledge. p. 775. ISBN 9780415966900. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[1] Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. 2006. p. 775. ISBN 0415966906. Retrieved 2015-03-19.

[2] John Renard, "Historical dictionary of Sufism ", Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. pg xxviii. excerpt: "Abu 'n-Najib 'Abd al-Qahir as-Suhrawardi, Persian shaykh and author, and scholar who thought Ahmad al-Ghazali, Najm al-Din Kubra and Abu Hafs 'Umar as-Suhrawardi

[Medieval_Islamic_Civilization_An_Encyclopedia_·_Volume_1;_Josef_W._Meri-3] Josef W. Meri (2006). L. Bacharach, Jere (ed.). Medieval Islamic Civilization An Encyclopedia · Volume 1 (Hardcover). Routledge. p. 775. ISBN 9780415966900. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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Shahāb al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi
Manuscript of Suhrawardi's Kitab 'auwarf al-ma'arf. Copy created in Cairo, dated 30 March-29 April 1362
Title	Shaykh al-Islam
Personal
Born	c. 1145 Sohrevard, Seljuk Empire, now Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran
Died	1234 (aged c. 89) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq
Religion	Islam, Sunni
Denomination	Sunni
Notable work(s)	Awarif al-Maarif
Other names	Shahabudin, Shahabuddin, Soharwardi, al-Suhrawardi, Soharwardy, Shahab ad-Din
Organization
Order	Suhrawardi Sufi Order
Senior posting
Period in office	12th-13th century
Post	Shaykh al-Islam of the Abbasīd Caliphate