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| Omar Diya-ud-Din al-Tavili | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1839 Tawella, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1900 Biyara, Ottoman Empire |
| Title | |
| Father | Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi |
| Relatives | |
| Family | House of Tavil |
Sheikh Omar Diya-ud-Din al-Tavili (Arabic: الشَّيخ عُمَر ضِياءُ الدّين طويلة), also known as Omar Diya-ud-Din al-Biyari, was a Sheikh, scholar and Sufi mystic. He was born in 1839 in the village of Tavila, which was part of the Ottoman Empire (now in Iraqi-Kurdistan), and passed away in 1900 in Biyara, Iraqi-Kurdistan. He belonged to one of the most influential noble households of the Middle East and Ottoman Empire, the House of Tavil.
Omar Diya-ud-Din was the third son and successor of Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi.
Life
Omar Diya-ud-Din received his initial education in the scholarly environment of his family. Omar back to complete his madrasa education under his direct supervision.
After the passing of his brother Muhammed Bahâeddin in 1881, Omar left Tavila and moved to Biyara with his family. He subsequently traveled to Baghdad, Najaf, and Karbala for visits before returning to Biyara. In Biyara, he established tekkes in the regions of Khanaqin, Kazrabat, and Kifri. Observing that the existing Biyara Madrasa could no longer meet the growing demand for education and guidance, he built an independent tekke and madrasa with additional facilities in 1889. During his tenure, a large number of students studied and graduated from the Biyara Madrasa.
In addition to the tekke in Biyara, Omar Diya-ud-Din established another one in Tavila in 1892 and a further tekke in Sardasht in 1896. These institutions became centers of knowledge and spiritual guidance, continuing his family’s legacy of education.
Death
Omar Diya-ud-Din, who passed away in 1900, is buried in the Biyara tekke (Sufi lodge). The tekke and madrassas that he worked to establish and build became centers of learning and spiritual guidance.
Omar Diya-ud-Din, who had ten sons, granted the p
ermission for spiritual guidance to two of them. These were Muhammed Alâeddîn and Muhammed Necmeddin
- Serbürdeki Havraman. pp. s. 574- 575.
- Müftü, Gevher-i Hakîkat. pp. I, 214.