Jamal ibn Abd Allah Shaykh Umar

Born in Mecca, he initially studied under Shaykh Siddiq Kamal. He attended the lessons of Allamah Umar Abd Rabb ar-Rasul and Allamah Sayyid Yahya al-Mu'adhdhin. He became a pupil of Shaykh Abd Allah Siraj and completed his studies under him. After the death of Siraj in 1264 AH (1864/1865) he was appointed to the post of Shaykh al-Ulama. He was appointed Mufti al-Ahnaf (Mufti of the Hanafis) after the death of Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kutubi in 1281 AH (1847/1848).[1][2]

His students included Shaykh Abd ar-Rahman Siraj, Shaykh Mirdad Abu al-Khayr, Shaykh Hasan Tayyib, Shaykh Abd al-Malik al-Fattani, Shaykh Abd ar-Rahman al-Ujaymi, Shaykh Sulayman Utbi, and Shaykh Abd al-Qadir Shams.[1][2]

Shaykh Jamal died in Mecca on Friday, 19 Shawwal 1284 AH (14 February 1868), after sunrise. His funeral prayer was performed at the door of the Kaaba after Asr prayer. Sharif Abd Allah was in attendance. He was buried in the vicinity of the tomb of Khadijah in Jannat al-Mu'alla.[3]

Abd ar-Rahman Siraj succeeded him as Mufti and Ahmad Zayni Dahlan succeeded him as Shaykh al-Ulama.[3]

His written works include:[1]

• Risalah fi fada'il laylat an-nisf min Sha'ban
• Manaqib as-sadah al-Badriyin
• Manaqib Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr as-Siddiq
• Manaqib Khalid ibn al-Walid
• al-Faraj ba'd ash-shiddah fi tarikh Jiddah
• al-Manhaj al-a'dal fi ba'd manaqib as-Sayyid 'Ali al-Ahdal
• Nur al-Jamal 'ala jawab as-su'al