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Saint Abdullah Ibn Umar Badheeb Al Yamani Sheikh | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | 14 January 1892 (aged 77–78) Kahatowita, Sri Lanka |
| Resting place | Kahatowita, Sri Lanka |
| Other names | Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badheeb Al Yamani |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni (Sufism) |
Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badheeb Al Yamaniwas an eminentIslamic scholar andSufi fromHadramout,Yemen. He arrived inSri Lanka in 1858, and until his death he did many works forSri Lankan Muslims. Sheikh Umar Badheeb was one of the significant figures among Sri Lankan Muslim leaders and reformers in the 19th century. He contributed significantly toSri Lankan Muslim education along with M.C. Siddi Lebbe andOrabi Pasha. Sheikh Umar Badheeb also provided spiritual guidance, was theSufi sheikh and founder ofQadiriyatul BadheebiyyaSufi order.
Sheikh Abdullah Umar Badheeb Al Yamani was bornMocha, Yemen. He gained primary education in his home town. He went toMecca to study. Sheikh Umar Badheeb studiedIslamic sciences and theArabic language under Sheikh Usman Mirghani Makki in the Grand Mosque ofMecca. He also takenSufism of sheikh Usman Mirghani Makki and later Sheikh Umar Badheeb traveled toEgypt and He StudiedFiqh,Tafseer,Arabic Grammar andliteracy inAl-Azhar University. When he studies in Al-Azhar, He got opportunity to study underSheikh ul Azhar Ibrahim al-Bajuri.
Sheikh Badheeb was Complete His Graduate Study inAl-Azhar University and He traveled toIndia fromEgypt along with Sheikh Assayed Ahmed Ibn Mubarak for dahwah or teachingIslam forMuslim in there. In India Both they travelled toMalabar,Kerala to Visit Sheikh Abdul Rahman. They stayed some days in Sheikh Abdul Rahman house and started their dahwah. After Many days ago Sheikh Badheeb travelled toNorth India and Sheikh Assayed Ahmed Ibn Mubarak travelled toSri Lanka. During his Indian visit he wrote his experiences in books. At that time some people campaigned againstMuhammad's parents states. Sheikh Badheeb denied that allegation and wrote a book against their allegation under the title of ‘Zuhbathul Muslimeen Bi Abawai Seyyidil Mursaleen’. Later Sheikh Badheeb travelled toSri Lanka.
Sheikh Badheeb Arrived in Sri Lanka in 1840 after short stay, he returned to Yemen. He arrived Sri Lanka again 1858.[1] When he come to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was ruled by theUnited Kingdom. At that timeSri Lankan Muslims had low levels of education. The Egyptian revolutionary leaderOrabi Basha Also arrived Sri Lanka in the same time Sheikh Badheeb arrived.Orabi Pasha and Sheikh Badheeb Arrivals were assisted by M.C. Siddi Lebbe to carry out Sri Lankan education revival among Sri Lankan Muslims. Sheikh Badheeb becameSufi Sheikh of M.C. Siddi Lebbe. M.C. Siddi Lebbe found theColombo Zahira College with the help of Sheikh Badheeb, Orabi Basha, Wappachhi Marikkar and others. Sheikh Badheeb also helped M.C. Siddi Lebbe to open many schools in many places around Sri Lanka. In this period when Muslims scholars made efforts at spiritual revival, Sheikh Badheeb was a great Sufi sheikh who helped develop theQadiriyya Sufi order in Sri Lanka.[2][full citation needed]
Sheikh Badheeb travelled to many places in Sri Lanka such asMawanella, Madulbowa,Hemmathagama,Kandy,Gampola. Sheikh Badheeb stayed inHemmathagama for some years and brought people toward the right path. He established a takkiyathere. Sheikh Badheeb also found a school in Madulbowa, Today it’s called as Madulbowa Badheebiyya Maha Vidiyalaya. Sheikh Badheeb later came toKahatowita and stayed there until his death Sheikh Badeeb built a takkiya nearKahatowita Grand Mosque. He guided people toward the right path withspiritual practices. Sheikh Badheeb founded theBadheebiyyatul Qadiriyya Sufi Order. He formed Rathib Majlish andZikr Majlish. He also founded the annual feast commemoration. Sheikh Badeebh established the school in Baheebiyya Takkiya, Later it was moved to another location. Today this school is known asKahatowita Al-Badriya Maha Vidiyalaya.
Sheikh Badheeb did many services forSri Lankan Muslims. He lived inKahatowita in his last years. Sheikh Badheeb died on 14 January 1892 inkahatowita. He was buried inKahatowita Badeebiyya takkiya.[3][full citation needed]
Sheikh Badeeb was the prolific writer and he has written many books on various topics.
This book was mainly directed against the distorted ideas and wrongful practices that had crept into the Muslim society in the name of Islam.[4]