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Saints and Tombs of Fez

3 sourced records · 3 verified locations

The atlas holds 3 records for Fez. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 2 Saints · 1 Ahl al-Bayt.

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Records in Fez

Saint

Ali ibn Harzihim (Sidi Harazem)

Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Isma'il ibn Harzihim (d. 559/1163) was a Berber Sufi born and died in Fez. He ran a "Ghazalian" zawiya, taught at the Qarawiyyin, and was the chief propagator of al-Ghazali's Ihya' Ulum al-Din in the Maghreb; he is reported to have required students to copy the entire Ihya' yearly, especially after the Almoravid book-burning. As the spiritual master of Abu Madyan he lies in the lineage leading to the Shadhiliyya. He is buried in the Bab Ftouh Cemetery in Fez; the present mausoleum was rebuilt in the late 18th century by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah. Identity note: the spa town "Sidi Harazem" ~10 km southeast of Fez is named after him but the tomb is not there — it is in Bab Ftouh inside Fez (to which the coordinate refers). He has no standalone TDV entry and is cited as Abu Madyan's teacher in the "Ebû Medyen" entry. (Source: en.wikipedia "Ali ibn Harzihim"/"Mausoleum of Sidi Harazem"; Wikidata Q104857111; TDV "Ebû Medyen".)

FesDied 559 AHView

Saint

Ahmad al-Tijani

The founder of the Tijâniyya order. His full name was Abu'l-'Abbâs Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Mukhtâr b. Sâlim al-Tijânî . He was born in 1150 (1737) in the town of 'Ayn Mâdî in the region of Tlemcen in Algeria; his descent is traced to Hasan. He studied the Qur'an, hadith, Mâlikî jurisprudence and the literary sciences at Tlemcen. In Morocco he took part in the circles of remembrance of the Qâdirî, Shâdhilî and Nâsirî orders. In 1782, at Sîdî Abî Samghûn, he announced that he had attained a spiritual unveiling and that authority to guide had been given him by the Prophet, and he founded the Tijâniyya . At the centre of the order stand two short prayers believed to have been taught directly by the Prophet: the Salât al-fâtih and the Jawharat al-kamâl . He settled at Fez in 1789; Sultan Mawlây Sulaymân supported him. He died at Fez in 1230 (1815). His Circle of Influence — His teaching reached later generations through the texts compiled by his successor 'Alî Harâzim and through the written rules of the order. The order's chief growth came in West Africa: the army of al-Hâjj 'Umar, of 30.000 men, began in 1852 a jihad against French colonial rule. The Tijâniyya today has a wide following in the countries of West Africa, above all in Senegal, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria. His Works — His sayings and teaching were set down in the Jawâhir al-ma'ânî , compiled by his successor 'Alî Harâzim. His Tomb and Complex — He died at Fez and was buried there.

FesDied 1230 AHView

Prophet's Family

Moulay Idris II

The second ruler of the Idrîsid dynasty; he is reckoned the founder of the city of Fez and is there called Mawlây Idrîs . His full name was Abu'l-Qâsim Idrîs b. Idrîs b. 'Abdillâh b. al-Hasan . He was born after his father's death, on 3 Rajab of the year 177 (14 October 793); his mother was a concubine of the tribe of Nafza. His mother was pregnant when his father died; the rearing of the child was taken up by Râshid , his father's servant. Râshid was killed by the Aghlabids in 188 (804). On 1 Rabî' al-awwal of the year 188 (17 February 804), when he was eleven years old, the pledge was taken for him from the Berbers for a second time. When Walîla grew too small he made Fez the capital and built up the city: the Jâmi' al-Ashyâkh was built in 192 (808) and the Jâmi' al-Shurafâ in 193 (809). In 197 (813) he took the regions of Nafîs, Aghmât and Masmûda towards the Atlas, and to the east Nafra and Tlemcen. He died on 10 Jumâdâ al-âkhira of the year 213 (26 August 828), at the age of thirty-six. His Circle of Influence — He organised the state after the manner of an Arab-Islamic state: 'Amr b. Mus'ab became vizier, 'Âmir b. Muhammad judge, and Abu'l-Hasan b. 'Abd al-Malik secretary. The Arabs who came from Kairouan and Cordoba were settled in the quarters of 'Udwat al-Qarawiyyîn and 'Udwat al-Andalus ; the two banks of Fez were founded by this migration. After his death his nine sons divided the country into nine emirates. His Tomb and Complex — His shrine is at Fez.

FesDied 213 AHView