| Full name | Muhammad al-Ya’qoubi |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1963 |
| Era | Modern |
| Region | Levant |
| School/tradition | Sunni, Maliki, Shadhili (Sufi) |
| Main interests | Aqidah, Hadith, Aqidah, Tafsir, Hadith, Tasawwuf, Fiqh, Usul, Mustalah, Nahw |
Sayyid Muhammad Abul Huda al-Ya’qoubi (born May 7, 1963 CE, Zul Hijjah, 13 1382 AH) is an Islamic scholar and murshid.
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Muhammad al-Ya’qoubi was born in Damascus, Syria. He is the son of Ibrahim al-Ya’qoubi a scholar and former Imam of Grand Omayyad Mosque. He is also a sayyid where his family lineage can be traced back to Islamic Prophet through his grandson Hasan ibn Ali.[1] He is a murshid of the Shadhili sufi order.[2]
Al-Ya’qoubi’s father trained him in the Sufi path and gave him qualification as a murshid. He studied under him the major works of the Sacred Knowledge, memorized many texts and didactic poems. His father gave him several ijazahs (certificates to teach).[3]
He has also received ijazah from prominent scholars of Syria such as: the Maliki Mufti of Syria, Sayyid Makki al-Kittani; the Hanafi Mufti of Syria, Muhammad Abul Yusr Abidin; Ali al-Boudaylimi of Tlemcen, Abdul Aziz Uyun al-Sud and Salih al-Khatib.[1]
In addition to his religious education, he has also completed a degree in Arabic Literature at Beirut Arab University.[4] Additionally in 1991, he joined the Phd program of linguistics at the University of Gothenburg at the Department of Oriental Studies. In Sweden, he worked as a researches and teacher of Arabic Literature.
Al-Ya’qoubi wrote his first qasida at the age of 12, and it was a plea to the Prophet. His collection of poetry is growing, and a few poems in English have been added to it. He started teaching Qur'an and Tajwid at the Darwishiyya Mosque at the age of 11. He made his debut as Friday speaker at the age of 14 at al-Saadaat Mosque, was appointed as Friday Imam and speaker at the age of 17 and as a teacher of the Sacred Knowledge at the age of 20.[1]
Since then, he has been teaching the Islamic sciences such as Aqidah (Islamic theology), Tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), Hadith (Prophetic tradition), Tasawwuf (Sciences of the heart), Fiqh (Islamic jurispudence), Usul (origins and fundamentals), Mustalah (hadith terminology), Nahw (Arabic grammar), etc.[5]
He currently resides in Damascus and is a public teacher at institutions there. He teaches Aqeeda (Islamic theology) at the Umayyad Mosque; he holds the position of Jumu'a Khatib (Friday speaker) at the Jami' al-Hasan Mosque; at the Mosque of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi, he teaches from al-Risalah of Imam al-Qushayri and al-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyyah of Imam al-Tirmidhi.[1] He is a public speaker in both Arabic and English and has studied seven languages.[5]
Al-Ya’qoubi declared on national television that the mujaddid of the Indo-Pak subcontinent was Ahmed Raza Khan, and said that a person of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah can be identified by his love of Ahmed Raza Khan, and that those outside the Ahlus Sunnah are identified by their attacks on him.[6]
On January 22, 2010 al-Ya’qoubi refuted the Mufti of Syria Ahmad Bader Hassoun’s remarks about the Prophet Muhammad by asserting the necessity to obey the Messenger in every command including the news about the Qur'an and the names of the prophets. He also asked Mufti Hassoun to resign his job out of embarrassment and to protect the dignity of Islam and the integrity of the scholars of Syria. The following day al-Yaqoubi was dismissed as Friday public speaker of al-Hasan Masjid in Abu Rummaneh, Damascus.[7]
Al-Ya’qoubi has three children from his first wife Al Hajjah Khala Farida Umm Ibrahim al-Ya’qoubi Aal Rabbat who died at the age of 37 and 5 months pregnant on April 10, 2006 after a car accident.[8] .[9]