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Sheikh Muhammad Makki
Al-Kittani (may Allah showhim mercy)
Translated by Arfan Shah Al-Bukhari
We present the biography of the virtuous Sheikh Muhammad Makki Al-Kittani (may Allah
show him mercy) leader of the Syrian scholars. He is described by Sheikh Abu Fatah Abu
Ghuda in the biography of the Sheikh Al-Kaffi in his book Bachelor Scholars page two
hundred and sixty eight; he mentioned Shiekh As-Sayyid Makki Al-Kittani, He is our teacher
As-Sayyid As-Sharif Al-Jalil Sheikh Makki Al-Kittani (may Allah show him mercy) of
Damascus; gatherer of virtue; inheritor of giants; exemplar; refuge of the scholars in
leadership; virtuous intention in easing the difficulties; Spirit of Syria and one of its scholars;
the refuge of the people from tribulations and harm and when his light went, his light did not
re-emerge.
Birth and upbringing
As-Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki ibn Imam Muhammad ibn Idress Al-Kittani Al-Idressi Al-
Hassani was born Fez (Maroc) in the year 1312 h/1894 ce. His lineage is traced back to our
master Al-Hassan ibn Ali (may Allah be pleased with them).
The clothing that God dressed him is piety, love of knowledge, love of scholars from an early
age. Brought up in a house of knowledge, happiness and honour. He was under much care
and studied knowledge with his father; likewise he studied in Qaraween grand masjid. He
continued from a childhood to maturity by the indication of his father. So he became skilled
in swimming, shooting, horse riding, fishing, swordsmanship.
His trip to Medina and Egypt
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He migrated to Medina in the year one thousand, three hundred and twenty nine, together
with his father Imam Muhammad ibn Jafar Al-Kittani and his brother As-Sayyid Muhammad
Al-Zamzami; intending to visit nobility, passing by Al-Azhar in Egypt. When the settled, for a
period, on the wealth that Sheikh Makki Al-Kittani was given from the scholars of Al-Azhar. In
Arabia he completed his memorisation of the Majestic Quran and continued to receive
knowledge at the hands of its greatest scholars. They were: prophetic narration expert of thesacred sanctuaries Umar Hamadan Al-Maharsi who he studied Al-Ajrumiyyah, Al-Aliffyya of
Ibn Malik, some ofthe epistle of Ibn Abu Zaid Al-Qariwani; Mufti As-Sayyid Ahmed ibn Ismail
Al-Barzaniji; Sheikh AbdulBaqi Al-Ansari Al-Lukuwi; Sheikh Abdulqadir As-Shabli Al-Tarablsi.
As well as studying many of the books of prophetic narration at the hands of his father.
During this trip he went to perform pilgrimage.
Then returned to Morocco by the agreement of the Sultan AbdulHafiz, he resided there for a
number of years and he took from As-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Idress Al-Qadari, Sheikh Al-
Jumah Ahmed ibn Al-Khyat Az-Zakari and his uncle As-Sayyid Ahmed ibn Jafar Al-Kittani,
Abu Shayab Ad-Dakali, As-Sayyid Abdulkabir Al-Kittani and he received licences from them.
Settling in Damascus and receiving knowledge from its major scholars
In the midst of the First World War, he travelled with his father and brother to the Levante,
Syria. Where he followed it by receiving knowledge upon the hands of its scholars and upon
their leader of prophetic narrations Sheikh Badrudeen Al-Hassani, Sheikh Ameen Sawyd,
Sheikh Tawfiq Al-Ayyubi and others. Then he travelled to Baghdad, then to India and took
from some of its scholars. Then he returned to Damascus and remained there until the
revolution of the Druze, when he returned to Morocco with his father. There, his father died
in the city ofFasfion the sixteenth of Ramadan in the year one thousand and forty five. Then
he returned to Damascus and resided there, spread knowledge and beckoned to Allah
(mighty and majestic).
Islamic and knowledge activities
He continued his lessons, knowledge activities and rectification from his house in the
province ofAs-Salahiyya; Then he taught in the province of Al-Mazan; then in his house in
the province ofAl-Amara; as well as other majids in Damascus, like the grand Ummayyad,
Sheikh Muhiyyudeen, As-Sanjaqar and other Syrian masjids; without wage. He studied
various knowledge and sciences, specialising in Prophetic narration, their reporters and their
comprehension, spirituality and Maliki jurisprudence. He focused upon the Muslim youth to
direct them to the correctly in religious issues. Because of this intention he set up many
gatherings and assemblies of thought with the objective to rectify the religion, and how to
defeat the colonists. He founded (The youth association of Damascus) its house became a
centre for citizens of the freedom fighters, the scholars and the educated elite. He was able
with his sincerity and dedication to serve the religious and national issues that reinforced the
position of the scholars. He wanted to effect reform thought, social, political; making it the
focus of attention for party leaders and political forces. Seen as most of them sought his
support and satisfaction, when they participated with him, in influencing the national andyouth communities.
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His Struggle
This was effective in combating against the invading French forces by calling to arms
assisting his brothers of the nationalist leaders like: Sheikh Muhammad Al-Ashmari, Sheikh
Hassan Al-Kharat and other leaders of the Syrian revolution.
As he (may Allah show him mercy) organised a Palestinian task force called Palestinian
Youth from some students and followers which increased in the country of Syria from the
Palestinian, Syrian and Jordanians. This was arranged with the fighters Al-Hajj Ameen Al-
Hassani and Al-Hajj Farhan As-Saadi from the year nineteen thirty six. This began a daring
action against the forces of the British and Zionist in occupied Palestine. This continued for
several years, he was totally cognisant of the danger of the Zionist attack on life and the
furore of the Arabic and Islamic nations. This led him to increase his support for the fighters
in Palestine, materially and morally.
When the youth resistance was established in nineteen fifty six he took part in it; he was the
deputy president to the confederation of scholars; he was drilled with his colleagues the
scholars of Damascus on archery, carrying and weaponry, as is the noble tradition.
Founding of the association of scholars and his leadership
After Syria independence he founded the association of scholars and was chosen as the
deputy to president Sheikh Abu lKhar Al-Madani, for a period. Then he became the
president after the death of the erudite spiritual guide Abu lKhar Al -Madani in the Islamic
year one thousand and eighty. He remained its president until he returned to Allah in the
year nineteen hundred and seventy three. This association included members of the best
acting scholars in Syria. It included the gathering of the association of scholars of the
virtuous erudite scholar Abu lKhar Al-Madini, the president; the virtuous erudite scholar
Ibrahim Al-Ghalini; the virtuous erudite scholar Hassan Habanaka Al-Madini; the virtuous
erudite scholar Muhammad Salih Farfour; the virtuous erudite scholar Muhammad Said Al -
Burhani; the virtuous erudite scholar Abdulwahab Dubs wa zayt; the erudite scholar
Abdulkarim Ar-Rifai; the erudite scholar Abdurrahman Az-Zabi; the virtuous erudite scholar
Abdurraouf Abu Tawq; the virtuous erudite scholar Muhammad Balanku legal edict of Halab
and many others. It was the important assembly of religious and intellectual that influenced
the social and political current events; especially the representatives of the Syrian elections.
His role in the political life of Syria
He had a prominent role in the political life in Syria after independence, until the beginning of
this century. The leaders, ministers, presidents sought his support and acceptance.
His important role in the Morocco
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Despite being busy with the problems of the East Arab countries, he worked towards
rectifying the Arabs and Muslim there. But this did not prevent him and them from the
importance of the Morocco. His house was a meeting point for freedom fighters, leaders,
presidents and Moroccan students despite their differing upbringing and political
membership. From that they sought to establish a political front for freedom in Morocco;
through the support of his Moroccan brothers they provided physical support, political andreligious support to the Moroccan and Algerian freedom fighters.
His call to found global Islamic association
He called for a global Islamic association in the noble city of Mecca. He was a founding
member of its Council Constitutive.
He visited many kings, presidents, scholars of the Arab and Islamic world; heading a
delegation of rightly guided scholars.
The Moroccan scholars were keen on establishing an association for scholars and they did
not leave until most of the scholars were under the banner of this conference; they agreed
take part in the city ofFez.
After his return from Western Africa he distanced himself from global work and just
concentrated on beckoning to Allah (the exalted). His illness from physical and emotional
scare did not prevent him from a battle during Ramadan. He prepared a division for war with
the support of leading soldiers and individuals of the West Africans who participated in the
war. He provided guidance to them, supplicated for them to encourage the Syrian to victory.
Then he visited the Syrian and West African wounded officers and soldiers; giving thempresents.
Physical and characteristic attributes
He was a man of average height; pale complexion; large limbs and build; broad shoulders;
extremely pale body; large head; dark eyebrows; beautiful appearance; sweet speech; his
tongue was Moroccan mixed with the Damascus dialect, sometimes and he wore the dress
of the West African scholars.
A great scholar of great stature; possessing high moral conduct; frequent reciter of the noble
Quran, constant in remembrance; concerned with the prophetic practice and its
implementation; he commanded good and forbade evil; he loved the scholars and respected
them when present and in absence; he praised those deserving of praise; he did not mention
people expect by good; humble residence; he had a presence; generous; open handed; he
specified a wide room for visitors, it was not empty day or night; traven for relatives; they
arrived there, he began by greeting them; he divided his money into half for them and
divided the other part into two: one for his guests and the other for his family.
He joked sweetly; self evident intuition; dazzling intellectual. The scholars of his era testified
that he was a reference for Maliki Jurisprudence, spirituality, speech of the people, theirguidance. His gatherings were gathering of vehemence, knowledge and invocation.
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He disliked innovation; loved the prophetic practice; stopping at the prohibitions of Allah;
inclined to weep; a deep sadness over the condition of the Muslims and troubles by pain in
his body but he hid it from his relatives and patiently preserved.
His Death
Several weeks after a battle in Ramadan, in the year thirteen hundred and ninety three, he
passed into the mercy Allah; after the sunset prayer on Monday the 16th of Dhul-Qaidah or
the tenth of December nineteen hundred and seventy three. After a surgical operation in the
Dar As-Shifahospital he was prayed over in the Grand Ummayyad masjid on the following
day. He was buried in the graveyard of his family in Bab As-Saghirduring sunset; where
masses of believers gave eulogies from the leading scholars, presidents, minsters,
ambassadors and dignitaries. He received the speech of scholars at his grave; Sheikh
Hassan Al-Khatib spoke as did Sheikh Abduraof Abu Toaq. His condolences were received
in the Grand Ummayyad Masjid, the Syrian and West African callers to prayer continued torecite the noble Quran on that day for his pure soul. The gatherings of condolences were
held openly in Damascus, Rabat, Jeddah and the illuminated city Medina.
His offspring and students
He left behind, may Allah show him mercy, seven male children, innumerable students and
followers; the elite of the leading scholars in Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Western Africa.
His distinguished students are; Sheikh Fatah, the virtuous Sheikh Tajuddeen, Ustad Umar,
the Engineer Muhammad Khalid, the researcher and doctor AbdulQadir writer of the book
The choice prophetic narrations, teachers of high Islamic sciences, chairman of the board
of trustees in the Arab and Islamic teaching centres, Doctor Abdullah and The Engineer
Muhammad Ali. Every single one was distinguished in each of its Arab and Islamic country.
They spread knowledge, thought and community; in addition to their work and special
concerns. May Allah bless them and make their knowledge, righteousness continues in this
blessed family.
From the Muntdiyat Al-Gharib with the extra and addition from Ad-Dalil Al-Mashirpage 398-394 of Al-Habassi
History of the scholars of Damascus in the fourteen Islamic century 909 919-2
http://www.dahsha.com/viewarticle.php?id=13578
All praise belongs to Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, for his assistance and support in the
completion of this text as nothing can be completed without his support. And may endless
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salutations, benedictions and blessings be upon the final Messenger, all the Messengers
and all the Prophets, Awilyah, the family of the house and all the Muslims.
This translation was completed on the year 2009 by his insignificant servant Arfan Shah Al-
Bukhari (Sheikhy notes and straight translations).