Muhammad al-Faqih al-Muqaddam

al-Faqih al-Muqaddam
Sayyid
Muhammad ibn Ali Ba 'Alawi
Born574 H / 1178 CE
Tarim, Hadhramaut, Yemen
Died653/1255
Tarim
Resting placeZanbal, Hadhramaut
CitizenshipYemeni
OccupationsIslamic scholar, Sufi
Known forFounder of
Ba 'Alawiyya sufi order
TitleImam
SpouseZaynab bint Ahmad ibn Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbat
Children
  • Alawi al-Ghayur
  • Ali
  • Ahmad
  • Abd Allah
  • Abd al-Rahman
FatherSayyid Ali ibn Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbat Ba' Alawi

Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī Bā ʿAlawī (Arabic: محمد بن علي باعلوي) commonly known as al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam (Arabic: الفقيه المقدم), Arabic pronunciation: [muˈħammɑd al-faˈqiːh al-ˈmuqaddam]; 574 H - 653 H or 1178 CE - 1232 CE) is known as the founder of Ba 'Alawiyya Sufi order which has influenced Sufism in Yemen, South Asia and Southeast Asia. He is the only son of Ali son of Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbath whom all 75 families of Ba 'Alawi sada that spread out from Yemen to Southeast Asia are rooted.

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