Siraj al-Din al-Makhzumi

Siraj al-Din al-Makhzumi (; d. circa 1480) was a 15th-century Muslim scholar and a disciple of contemporary scholar Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini. He was a follower of the Rifa'i Order of Sufism and espoused the ideas of the famous Sufi philosopher, Ibn Arabi.

Life Siraj al-Din al-Makhzumi was born in the city of Wasit in 1391 but stayed in Damascus for a while before he travelled to Mamluk Egypt to study. In Egypt, he studied under Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini. However, al-Bulqini would later become a disciple of al-Makhzumi instead, after al-Makhzumi initiated him into the Rifa'i order. Later, al-Makhzumi went to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, He briefly visited Yemen after finishing his umrah, and then returned to Baghdad where he stayed for the rest of his life.

Siraj al-Din al-Makhzumi acquired a large following during his stay in Baghdad.

Views Takfir (excommunication) Siraj al-Din al-Makhzumi followed the view of al-Shafi'i regarding takfir (excommunication). He agreed that the Khawarij are Muslims and are not excluded by takfir, nor are the Mu'tazilites or the Murji'ah. He also explained the terminology of "people of whims" as referring to the aforementioned groups.

Ibn Arabi He was a staunch defender of the views and doctrine of the Andalusian philosopher and Sufi mystic, Ibn Arabi. Amongst his writings is the Kashf al-Ghita' an Asrar al-Kalam al-Shaykh Muhyi al-Din, a treatise which contains a defense of Ibn Arabi against accusations of pantheism and polytheism.

One of his students recorded the following statement from him:

Writings Sahih al-Akhbar: A genealogical work on the lineage of those descended from Fatima daughter of Muhammad Kashf al-Ghita' an Asrar al-Kalam al-Shaykh Muhyi al-Din: A treatise defending Ibn Arabi from accusations of pantheism and other heresies. It allegedly contains some relics that belonged to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Ottoman-Syrian poet Abu al-Huda al-Sayyadi, who also held the title of Shaykh al-Islam, praised al-Makhzumi's generosity and character in his book Khazanat al-Amdad saying: