Draft:Abd al-Malik Ba'Alawi
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| Name | Abd al-Malik Ba'Alawi |
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| Birth Place | Hadhramaut, Yemen |
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| Death Place | Nasirabad, India |
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| Religion | Islam |
Abd al-Malik Ba'Alawi was a social leader and merchant from the Ba'Alawi family in Hadhramaut. He migrated from his homeland to India, settled there, and gained significant standing among the people of that city.[1] Descendants of the Alawi family of Azmat Khan are from him[2].
Lineage
Abd al-Malik ibn Alawi, uncle of al-Faqih al-Muqaddam ibn Muhammad Sahib Mirbat ibn Ali Khali' Qasm ibn Alawi ibn Muhammad ibn Alawi ibn Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad al-Muhajir ibn Isa ibn Muhammad al-Naqib ibn Ali al-Uraydi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq ibn Muhammad al-Baqir ibn Ali Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib and Ali, husband of Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, (peace be upon him and his progeny) is [3].
He is the sixteenth grandson of the Messenger of God Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny).
Birth and Upbringing
He was born in the village of Qasm in Hadhramaut. His father, Alawi, was a man of knowledge and merit, whom the governor of Tarim poisoned repeatedly due to fear of his influence among the people [4].
Migration
When conditions in Hadhramaut became difficult, Abd al-Malik suggested to his father that they migrate to India and establish a trade base for the family, as family members were forced to leave Hadhramaut at that time. His father agreed, and Abd al-Malik and his companions went to the port of al-Shihr, boarded a ship there, and headed to Gujarat, India, in the late 6th century AH (12th century CE). He chose to go to Gujarat due to the presence of large Muslim communities there, and since the conquest of India and Sindh by Muslims, it had become a major trade center linking trade routes to China, those countries, and the Sulu Islands.
After arriving in Gujarat, he met with Arab merchants residing there and agreed with them to cooperate in maritime trade with India and China. He delegated his position to his son Abdullah to pursue business affairs, and himself turned to Islamic missionary work and connecting with the courts of princes and sultans to strengthen his relationship with the rulers of India. He was able to establish a strong relationship with Sultan Nasiruddin Shah, who, upon learning of his noble lineage tracing back to the Household of the Prophet, brought him close, made him one of his loyalists, and even granted him the title of Prince.
Children
He had four children. Two daughters: Zainab and Fatimah, and two sons: Abdullah and Alawi, whose offspring migrated to the cities of al-Sanf and East India, and Alawi and his offspring spread throughout India.
Death
He died in Nasirabad, India.
Notes
- ↑ Subchi, Imam (December 2019). "The History of Hadrami Arabic Community Development in Southeast Asia". Epistemé: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman (in English). Vol. 14 no. 2. Indonesia: UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. pp. 229–256. doi:10.21274/epis.2019.14.2.229-256.
- ↑ Al-Qadmani, Muhammad Yasir (2014). The Sayyids Al Ba'Alawi and a Drop from the Ocean of Their Noble Sayings and States. Damascus, Syria: Dar Nur al-Sabah. p. 286.
- ↑ Balfaqih, Alawi ibn Muhammad (1415 AH / 1994–1995 CE). Min A'qab al-Bud'ah al-Muhammadiyyah al-Tahirah. Vol. 1. Medina, Saudi Arabia: Dar al-Muhajir. p. 72.
- ↑ Al-Mashhur, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad (1404 AH / 1983–1984 CE). Shams al-Zahirah (PDF). Vol. 2. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Alam al-Ma'rifah. p. 521. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2020.
References
Al-Ja'fari, Bashar (1382 SH / 2003–2004 CE). Guardians of the Far East. Damascus, Syria: Tlass House. p. 203.