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Saints and Tombs of Marrakesh

7 sourced records · 6 verified locations

The atlas holds 7 records for Marrakesh. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 5 Saints · 2 Scholar.

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Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli

The author of the Dalâ'il al-khayrât ; the founder of the Jazûliyya branch of the Shâdhiliyya and one of the seven saints of Marrakesh. His full name was Abû 'Abdillâh Muhammad b. Sulaymân al-Jazûlî . He was born in the village of Simlâl in the region of Jazûla in the valley of Sûs in southern Morocco; although he came of a Berber family of the Jazûla tribe, he is held to be a sharîf. He studied the religious sciences and Arabic at the Madrasat al-Saffârîn near the Qarawiyyîn mosque at Fez; it was probably there that he met the Shâdhilî shaykh Ahmad Zarrûq. When a quarrel within his tribe obliged him to leave his country he went to Tangier, and then to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem; he returned to Morocco after forty years. He entered the Shâdhiliyya at the lodge of the Banû Amghâr at Azemmour at the hand of Shaykh Abû 'Abdullâh Muhammad al-Sharîf. In those years he composed his famous litany, the Dalâ'il al-khayrât ; thereafter he withdrew into seclusion for fourteen years. When he came out of his retreat and settled at Asfi, more than 10.000 disciples gathered about him. The governor of the region, alarmed at such a crowd, banished him to the village of Afûghâl in the district of Shiyâzima. He died on 6 November 1465, while in prostration. His Circle of Influence — The Jazûliyya he founded became the most widespread branch of the Shâdhiliyya in North Africa, and out of it arose the Tabbâ'iyya, 'Îsâwiyya, Wazzâniyya and Hansaliyya orders. In the hagiographic tradition that recounts the seven saints buried at Marrakesh (the sab'atu rijâl ) he is named as one of those seven. His Works — The Dalâ'il al-khayrât is a litany gathering together the blessings upon the Prophet, and it has been read very widely in every part of the Islamic world; the well known Turkish commentary known as Kara Dâvud was written upon this book. He also has the litanies Hizb al-falâh , Hizb al-Jazûlî and Hizb subhân al-dâ'im lâ yazâl . His Tomb and Complex — His body remained at first at Afûghâl; his disciple 'Umar b. Sulaymân al-Sayyâf carried it with him for a long time. When Abu'l-'Abbâs Ahmad al-A'raj entered Marrakesh seventy-seven years later, he transferred the body of al-Jazûlî, together with that of his own father who was buried in the same place, to a tomb at Marrakesh.

MarakeşDied 870 AHView
Saint

Abdelaziz al-Tebaa

Foremost disciple of al-Jazuli and founder of the first Jazuliyya zawiya in Marrakech. One of the Seven Saints; his tomb stands in the Marrakech medina. (Sources: TDV; Wikipedia; Archnet.)

MarakeşDied 914 AHView
Saint

Yusuf ibn Ali al-Sanhaji

A Sufi regarded as the first stop of the Seven Saints pilgrimage; afflicted with leprosy, he lived in seclusion in a cave outside Bab Aghmat and is remembered for his patience. His tomb lies outside Bab Aghmat. (Sources: TDV; Wikipedia.)

MarakeşDied 593 AHView
Saint

Abdallah al-Ghazwani

A Jazuliyya-Shadhiliyya Sufi known as 'Moul al-Ksour', a successor of al-Tebaa. One of the Seven Saints; buried in his zawiya in the Marrakech medina (Houmt el-Ksour). (Sources: TDV; Wikipedia; Wikidata Q4664682.)

MarakeşDied 935 AHView
Saint

Abu al-Abbas al-Sabti

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.

MarakeşDied 601 AHView
Scholar

Qadi Iyad

A Mâlikî jurist and scholar of hadith; he is counted one of the seven saints of Marrakesh. His full name was Abu'l-Fadl 'Iyâd b. Mûsâ b. 'Iyâd al-Yahsubî . He was born at Ceuta in the middle of Sha'bân of the year 476 (late December 1083). After completing his first studies in his own town he crossed to al-Andalus in the year 507; he studied hadith and jurisprudence at Cordoba and Murcia. He worked under Abû 'Alî al-Sadafî, Ibn Rushd and Ibn al-'Arabî. He was appointed judge of Ceuta in 515 (1121) and judge of Granada in 531 (1137). He defended Ceuta against the Almohads. He died on 9 Jumâdâ al-âkhira of the year 544 (14 October 1149). His Circle of Influence — He is reckoned among the important authorities of the science of hadith and among the distinguished scholars of the Mâlikî school. 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 Works — The chief of them are the al-Shifâ , the Tartîb al-madârik , the Mashâriq al-anwâr , the al-Ilmâ' and the Ikmâl al-Mu'lim . His Tomb and Complex — He was buried at Marrakesh at Bâb Aylân. The sab'atu rijâl is a place of visitation holding the graves of many scholars and Sufis.

MarakeşDied 544 AHView
Scholar

Imam al-Suhayli

A scholar known for his commentary on the Prophet's biography, the al-Rawd al-unuf ; he is counted one of the seven saints of Marrakesh. His full name was Abu'l-Qâsim 'Abd al-Rahmân b. 'Abdillâh b. Ahmad al-Khath'amî al-Suhaylî al-Mâlaqî . He was born in 508 (1114) at Suhayl near Málaga, in the south of al-Andalus. Although it is reported that he lost his sight, notes in his own hand are found in copies of the al-Rawd al-unuf , which points either to his having kept part of his sight or to the blindness having come late in life. At Málaga, Cordoba and Seville he studied under scholars of Qur'anic recitation, grammar and jurisprudence; he took hadith, exegesis and legal theory from Ibn al-'Arabî. He distinguished himself in the Prophet's biography, in hadith, exegesis, jurisprudence, grammar and Arabic letters. He died at Marrakesh on 26 Sha'bân of the year 581 (22 November 1185). His Circle of Influence — In his scholarly person the learned traditions of al-Andalus and of the Maghrib come together. 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 Works — The al-Rawd al-unuf is the most comprehensive commentary written on the biography of Ibn Hishâm. The Natâ'ij al-fikar is on grammar; the al-Ta'rîf wa'l-i'lâm is the first separate work written on the unnamed persons of the Qur'an. His Tomb and Complex — He was buried in the cemetery of Jabbânat al-Shuyûkh at Marrakesh, and the place became an important site of visitation.

MarakeşDied 581 AHView

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