2 Quotes & Sayings By Assegid Habtewold Habtewold
Assegid Habtewold Habtewold was born in the second half of the thirteenth century, in the Beja Sultanate, an area dominated by the powerful Ahl-Alkebirah. He spent his youth in the Sultanate, where he learned to read and write Arabic, Persian and Turkish. Assegid Habtewold Habtewold is one of the most influential thinkers, philosophers, and theologians of his time. He is considered one of the most important figures in Sufism
Many Sufi scholars consider him to be one of the greatest Islamic philosophers of all time. He was a friend to many people including Ibn Arabi, Rumi, Abu'l-Hasan Al-Ghazali, Junayd Baghdadi and many others. He is also considered to be a master of traditional Islamic sciences such as fiqh (jurisprudence), hadith (prophetic traditions), tasawwuf (Sufi mysticism), tariqah (Sufi order), etc.
He was known for his kindness and ability to put people at ease; he was often able to help people with their problems without them even realizing that they needed help. His writings are among the most important works on classical Sufism by any writer, and they are mainly on religious themes such as metaphysics, logic and theology. His writings are also on Quranic interpretation, Islamic sciences and on hadith.
He died on the 10th day of Moharram 568 hijra (March 9 1418 A.D.) in Cairo after leading his community for nearly forty years through spiritual retreats in the mountains.