Cairo
Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Aydarus, of the Ba Alawi sharifs of Tarim in Hadramawt, was a scholar and Sufi who travelled widely and settled in Cairo, where he…
Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Aydarus, of the Ba Alawi sharifs of Tarim in Hadramawt, was a scholar and Sufi who travelled widely and settled in Cairo, where he taught and wrote poetry and works on Sufism. Among his students was Murtada al-Zabidi. He passed away in 1192 AH. He is buried beside the mosque of Sayyida Zaynab, next to Sayyid Muhammad al-Atris.