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The shaykh and scholar who founded the Sabtiyya branch of the Madyaniyya; one of the seven saints of Marrakesh.
His full name was Abu'l-'Abbâs Ahmad b. Ja'far al-Khazrajî al-Sabtî; he belonged to the Khazraj of the Ansâr.
He was born in 524 (1130) in the city of Ceuta in Morocco. He lost his father at the age of ten. From Shaykh Abû 'Abdillâh al-Fakhkhâr he received the memorisation of the Qur'an, the Arabic language and Sufi training.
In 540 (1145-1146) he went to Marrakesh and dwelt on the mountain of Igilliz for close on forty years, profiting from various scholars.
At the centre of his teaching stands generosity: he understood the trust in the verse which tells that it was offered to the heavens, the earth and the mountains as sustenance, and taught that helping those in need is obligatory.
He died at Marrakesh on 3 Jumâdâ al-âkhira of the year 601 (26 January 1205).
His Circle of Influence — The Sabtiyya branch he founded within the Madyaniyya continued through his successor Ibn al-Hakîm. The Almohad sultan Abû Yûsuf al-Mansûr had a madrasa and a lodge built in his name at Marrakesh in 580 (1184-1185). In the tradition of visitation that recounts the seven renowned figures buried at Marrakesh (the sab'atu rijâl) his name appears as one of those seven.
His Tomb and Complex — He was buried at Marrakesh near the gate of Taghzût.
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Ahmet Özel · vol. 36, pp. 260-261, entry “SEBTÎ, Ahmed b. Ca'fer”
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Muhammed Rezûk · vol. 29, pp. 166-168, entry “MERAKEŞ”
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