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Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi

1145 - 1234

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Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi (c. 1145 – 1234) was a Persian Sufi and nephew of Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. He expanded the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya that had been created by his uncle Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, and is the person responsible for officially formalizing the order. Suhrawardi is the author of the ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif, which is recognized as a masterpiece work in Tasawwuf. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi is the 614th most popular philosopher (up from 627th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 195th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi ranks 614 out of 1,267. Before him are Peter the Iberian, Conrad Celtes, Eduard Spranger, Silvia Federici, Cebes, and Aeschines of Sphettus. After him are Berengar of Tours, Friedrich Albert Lange, Pietro d'Abano, Abraham Isaac Kook, Dignāga, and Arthur Danto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1145, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi ranks 10. Before him are Sverre of Norway, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Maria of Antioch, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, and Najm al-Din Kubra. After him are Mikhail of Vladimir, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Ruben III, Prince of Armenia, Sven Aggesen, and Christina Hvide. Among people deceased in 1234, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi ranks 4. Before him are Canute II of Sweden, Sancho VII of Navarre, and Emperor Go-Horikawa. After him are Emperor Chūkyō, Floris IV, Count of Holland, Ibn al-Farid, Stefan Radoslav, Otto I, Duke of Merania, Emperor Mo of Jin, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, and Robert III, Count of Dreux.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi ranks 192 out of 631. Before him are Ahmad ibn Rustah (null), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Barbara (null), Al-Baydawi (1201), Arsames (-550), and Abdullah Mirza (1433). After him are Sati Beg (1300), Simko Shikak (1887), Quli Qutb Shah (1470), Mithridates IV of Parthia (null), Googoosh (1950), and Orodes III of Parthia (-100).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iran

Among philosophers born in Iran, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi ranks 12. Before him are Miskawayh (932), Mazdak (450), Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Mulla Sadra (1571), and Al-Baydawi (1201). After him are Al-Taftazani (1322), Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892), Hossein Nasr (1933), Abdolkarim Soroush (1945), Dariush Shayegan (1935), and Taraneh Javanbakht (1974).

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