Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi in the Damascus circle

Another disciple who remained with him in Damascus was his student and ward Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Rumi, known as Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi. As mentioned earlier, he was the son of Majd al-Din Ishaq ibn Yusuf al-Rumi, who had accompanied Shaykh Muhyiddin since meeting him in Mecca in 600. When Majd al-Din died in 617/1220, the Greatest Master undertook the upbringing of his son Muhammad, alongside the care, education and teaching provided by Shaykh Awhad al-Din al-Kirmani.