Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi

Background

Not many details about his early life are known except that he was born in Yemen which is why he was often regarded as "Yemeni". His name was Abdul Wahid and he was the son of Shaikh Abdul Aziz Tamimi bin Haris bin Asad.

Career

He was the son and disciple of Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad al-Tamimi. He was an ardent worshipper and ascetic. ‘Tamimi’ was a part of his name as his family belonged to the tribe al-Tamimi of Arabia.

Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi is often associated with Abu Bakr Shibli due to his character. This is probably because he gained beneficence from Abu Bakr Shibli although he took Bayatat the hands of his father Abdul Aziz bin Haris bin Asad al-Tamimi from whom he was given the Sufi khirqa. Muhaddith Shah Waliullah Dehlawi is reported to have said, “Abdul Wahid at-Tamimi wore the Khirqa from both ‘Abdul Aziz al-Tamimi and Abu Bakr Shibli.

This is reflected in many of the authentic chains of spiritual transmission.” Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi spent most of his life guiding people often while travelling. Amongst his various disciples, his prominent khalifah was Mohammad Yousaf Abu-al-Farrah Turtoosi also noted in various books. Spiritual Lineage Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid al-Tamimi‘s saintly lineage of Faqr was given to him through his father and Murshid Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad al-Tamimi in the following order: Muhammad Sall Allahu Alayhi Wa alihi Wasallam 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī Habib al Ajami Dawud Tai Maruf Karkhi Sirri Saqti Abu Bakr Shibli Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni al-Tamimi Abdul Wahid Tamimi conferred upon his khilafat to Mohammad Yousaf Abu al-Farah Tartusi and he continued the order.

Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi died on 9th Jamadi-ul-Akhir 425 AH which is 1st May 1034 CE. He was buried in the mausoleum of Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal in Baghdad. This was during the Abbasid Caliphate.

Achievements

• Khādimu-sh Sharī’ah (Guardian of the Sacred Law) Sāliku-t Tarīqah (Wayfarer of the Spiritual Path) Wāqifu-l Haqīqah (Unveiler of Divine Mysteries).