Zainuddin Makhdoom II
Sheikh Ahmad Zainuddin Makhdoom | |
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| Born | 1531 (938 AH) |
| Died | 1583 |
| Occupation(s) | Qadi and Writer |
| Known for | Islamic jurisprudent, author of Fat'h Ul Mueen and Tuhafat Ul Mujahideen |
| Notable work | Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen |
| Title | Qadi of Chombal |
| Predecessor | Sheikh Muhammad Al Ghazzali |
| Father | Sheikh Muhammad Al Ghazzali bin Sheikh Zainuddin bin Sheikh Ali bin Sheikh Ahmad Ma'bari |
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Sheikh Ahmad Zainuddin Makhdoom bin Sheikh Muhammad Al Ghazzali (Arabic: شيخ احمد زين الدين بن شيخ محمد غزالي المليباري; Ahmad Zayn al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Ghazāli al-Malibári), grandson of Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom I, was the writer, orator, historian, jurisprudent and spiritual leader and widely known as Zainuddin Makhdoom Second or Zaniudeen Makhdoom Al Sageer (زين الدين المخدوم الصغير) whose family originated from Yemen. He inherited the legacy of his grandfather and was installed as the Chief Qadi (judge) in the locality of Ponnani, Kerala, India, as well as appointed as the Chief Müderris (head teacher) in the historic Ponnani Dars at Ponnani Jum'ah Masjid, that built by Zainuddin Makhdoom I.