| Period | Event | Relevance to the Diwān | |--------|-------|------------------------| | | Flourishing of classical Arabic poetry in the Ayyubid and early Mamluk courts. | Established the formal conventions of the diwān (meter, rhyme, thematic divisions). | | Late 13th century | Rise of the Qadiriyya and Shadhiliyya Sufi orders in the Levant and Egypt. | Provided a spiritual vocabulary (ḥubb, ṣabr, tawḥīd) that later mystics, including al‑Hayāti, would embed in poetry. | | Early 14th century | The Mamluk Sultanate patronizes scholars and poets, leading to a surge of “maḏhabī” (doctrinal) poetry. | Shaykh Ḥayāti’s ancestors served at the royal court, granting the family access to manuscripts and scribal workshops. | | Mid‑14th century | Shaykh ʿAbd al‑Razzāq al‑Hayāti (b. 1322 AH / 1904 CE) begins teaching in Damascus and later Cairo . | The diwan gathers his sermons, ghazals, and reflective prose, preserving a voice that bridges classical Arabic poetics with modern Sufi thought. |
In diaspora communities (e.g., Syrian expatriates in Europe and North America), recitations of selected ghazals from the diwan are performed during Mawlid celebrations and Sufi dhikr circles , cementing a shared cultural‑spiritual heritage . thmyl dywan alshykh hyaty pdf
Born in the village of Umm Dawwan Ban (near Khartoum) in 1290 AH (1871 AD). | Period | Event | Relevance to the
Many universities in the Middle East host a digital copy in their repository (e.g., the University of Damascus Library). Access often requires a student or faculty login , but many institutions grant guest access for research purposes. | | Mid‑14th century | Shaykh ʿAbd al‑Razzāq