AbuBakr Lineages

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Here you can find the biographies of those who are among the most prominent men and women from the lineage of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA) in the many time periods and places they spread to and lived in. They have been arranged according to the centuries they lived in based on the Islamic calendar.

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Khalil Al-Bakri (Sheikh of Sijjada Bakria)

Al-Sayyid Khalil Bin (Sheikh of Sijjada Bakria and Grand Sheikh) Sheikh Muhammad Bin Ahmed Bin Abdul-Munim Bin Muhammad Bin Abi Al-Mawahib Bin “Sheikh Al-Islam” Muhammad Abi Al-Mawahib Zain Al-Aabideen Bin “Sheikh Al-Islam” Muhammad (known as Ibn Abi Al-Surour) Bin (Mufti of the Sultanate and “Sheikh Al-Islam”) Muhammad Abi Al-Surour Zain Al-Aabideen Bin Al-Qutb Al-Rabani Abi Al-Makarim Muhammad Shamsuddin Abi Bakr (“the white-faced one”) Bin Abi Al-Hasan Muhammad Taj Al-Aarifeen (the exegetist) bin Jalaluddin Muhammad Abi Al-Baqaa Bin “Sheikh Al-Islam” Abdel-Rahman Jalaluddin Bin Ahmad Zain Al-Din Bin Muhammad Nasr Al-Din Bin Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Sheikh Awadh Bin Abdul-Khaleq Bin “Sheikh Al-Islam” Abdul-Monim Bin Yahya Bin Al-Hasan Bin Musa Bin “Sheikh Al-Islam” Yahya Bin Yaqoub Bin “Sheikh Al-Islam” Al-Imam Najm Al-Din Muhammad Bin Esa Abi Al-Ruh Bin Shaaban Bin Esa Bin Dawud Bin Muhammad Bin Nuh Bin Talha Bin Abdullah Bin Abdel-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) of the tribe of Taym, a sub-clan of the tribe of Quraysh, was of Bakri Siddiqi, Hashemi and Umari lineages and a matrilineal descendant of the Al-Hasan family.

Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri was the Naqib Al-Ashraf, Sheikh of Sijjada Bakria, and Grand Sheikh of Sufi Orders in Egypt. He was the brother of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Bakri Al-Siddiqi, who also led the Sijjada – but when his brother died, Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri did not take over. Instead, it was his paternal cousin, Al-Sayyid Muhammad Efendi Al-Bakri, who assumed leadership of both the Sijjada and the El-Ashraf Syndicate. Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri disputed with his cousin over this matter, leading them to share leadership in Azbakeya between them.

When Al-Sayyid Muhammad Efendi Al-Bakri later died, Al-Sayyid Umar Makram Al-Asyuti assumed leadership over the El-Ashraf Syndicate, while Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri assumed leadership over the Sheikhdom of Sijjada Bakria at the beginning of 1208 AH (1793 AD). A document written in 1209 AH (1795 AD) indicates that Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri was, at that point, still holding the Sheikhdom of Sijjada Bakria position, and that Al-Sayyid Umar Makram was Naqib Al-Ashraf.

Once the French occupation arrived and Al-Sayyid Umar Makram fled to the Levant, the French came to know that leadership of the Syndicate had belonged to the family of Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri, so they returned it to him. When the Ottoman state was established, however, Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri was ousted from the El-Ashraf Syndicate, and Al-Sayyid Umar Makram assumed leadership once again. In 1215 AH (1801 AD), Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri was dismissed from both the El-Ashraf Syndicate and the Sijjada Bakria upon orders from the Ottoman governor, Muhammad Pasha Khosrew.

Amidst the various conflicts and events that took place during the French occupation of Egypt, unfortunate things happened to Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri, including his home being looted by the public and rumors being spread about his daughter, Zaynab Al-Bakri, being in love with Napoleon, prompting him to kill her in the end.

Ali Pasha Mubarak (d. 1311 AH/1893 AD) spoke of these events and what was said by the historians of that period, most notably Al-Jabarti, saying: “Never mind anything Al-Jabarti said that is not consistent with honor of this highly prestigious family, especially regarding events that took place during a period of strife during which judgments cannot be made, the truth cannot be known, and a credible origin [for any rumors] cannot be found.”

Al-Sayyid Khalil Al-Bakri died during the month of Dhul Hijjah in 1223 AH (1809 AD). His body was prayed over in the mosque of his maternal grandfather, Sheikh Shams Al-Din Al-Hanafi, and he was buried amongst his ancestors in the cemetery of the Honorable Bakri family in Qarafa.

Prepared by: Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri

Date of Publication

1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD