Sadr al-Din al-Hamuwi, shaykh al-shuyukh

صدر الدين الحموي شيخ الشيوخ

c. 1301 CE · c. 700 AH

Shaykh al-shuyukh — Dhahabi's eyewitness visitor in 695 who reported that the Mongol khan Ghazan took Islam at his hand through the na'ib Nawruz, 'a witnessed day' 1.

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At a glance

Roles
mystic · Scholar
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia · Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abu l-Fida · Ahmad al-Suhrawardi · al-Abili, Abu Abd Allah · Al-Abraqawhi, Ahmad ibn Ishaq · Al-Adfawi, Ja'far ibn Tha'laba

Place in the story

    Sunni (transmitted)

    Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

    Overview

    Sadr al-Din al-Hamuwi, shaykh of shaykhs; he came to al-Dhahabi in Syria in 695 seeking hadith and heard much, transmitting from the companions of al-Mu'ayyad al-Tusi. 1

    Ghazan's conversion

    He related that Ghazan b. Arghun, king of the Tatars, embraced Islam at his hand through his lieutenant Nawruz — it was a day to be witnessed. 1

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    Ghazan ibn Arghun, Ruler of the Tatars, Embraces Islam

    People and things also explored

    قازان بن أرغون بن أبغا بن هولاكو· Ghazan ibn Arghun, Ruler of the Tatars, Embraces Islam

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 748
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    islam.museum contributors. “Sadr al-Din al-Hamuwi, shaykh al-shuyukh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sadr-al-din-al-hamuwi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.

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    قازان بن أرغون بن أبغا بن هولاكو

    King of the Tatars, Hulagu's great-grandson; his conversion in 694 rejoiced the people and spread Islam through his army.