Identification
al-Mīrġanī, Ǧaʻfar al-Ṣādiq b. Muḥammad ʻUṯmān b. Muḥammad Abī Bakr
الميرغني٬ جعفر الصادق بن محمد عثمان بن محمد ابي بكر
Titles: Šayḫ
Dates
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Floruit
Expressed
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Death
Expressed
Biographic comments
He spent his life in the Ḥiǧāz where he became head of the Ḫatmiyya order after the death of Muḥammad ʻUṯmān al-Mīrġanī.
Additional information
References
- Person Son of al-Mīrġanī, Muḥammad ʻUṯmān b. Muḥammad Abī Bakr b. ʻAbd Allāh al-Maḥǧūb / الميرغني, محمد عثمان ب...
Bibliographical references
- Arabic Literature of Africa. Volume 1. The Writ... on page 207
- Islam in Ethiopia: 245 on page 245