affectionate. He passed away in the year 563 AH (1). He heard from him in Baghdad (2).

6 - Haydarah ibn Umar al-Alawi. He heard from him in Baghdad (3).

7 - Khadijah bint Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Nahrawaniyyah. She was righteous and passed away in Ramadan in the year 570 AH (4). He heard from her in Baghdad (5).

8 - Abu al-Hasan Sa'd Allah ibn Nasr ibn al-Dajjaji. He heard from him in Baghdad (6).

9 - Shuhdah bint Ahmad ibn al-Faraj al-Dinawariyyah, the scribe and Musnidah (narrator with chain of transmission), Fakhr al-Nisa' (Pride of Women). She became the Musnidah of Iraq and passed away in the year 574 AH (7). He heard from her in Baghdad (8).

10 - Abu Zur'ah Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Tahir al-Maqdisi, who passed away in the year 566 AH (9). He heard from him in Baghdad (10).

11 - Jamal al-Din Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman ibn Ali ibn Muhammad, Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Baghdadi, al-Hanbali, the preacher and author of many works, passed away in the year 597 AH (11). He resided with him in Baghdad after his stay with Abd al-Qadir al-Jili, and heard from him (12). Al-Muwaffaq said: 'Ibn al-Jawzi was the Imam of his age in preaching, and he authored works in...'