Abdallah al-Ghazwani
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Abu Mohammed Abdallah al-Ghazwani (died 1529) was a Sufi saint from Morocco
in the tradition of al-Jazuli and ash-Shadhili. He was the successor of Abdelaziz al-Tebaa
. Some two hundred years after his death he became one of the Sabaatou rijales, the seven saints of Marrakesh, an institution founded by al-Yusi
at the instigation of sultan Moulay Ismael (1672–1727).
Abdallah al-Ghazwani wrote on the idea of the Tariqa Muhammadiyya. Al-Ghazwani combined Ibn Arabi
’s and al-Jili’s ideas of the saint’s absorption (or annihilation) in the Muslim essence (dhat) with an emphasis on the necessity of the saint’s involvement in society. Al-Ghazwani was also renowned for his skill in sinking wells and constructing channels.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
in the tradition of al-Jazuli and ash-Shadhili. He was the successor of Abdelaziz al-Tebaa
Abdelaziz al-Tebaa
Abdelaziz al-Tebaa or Sidi Abdelaziz ibn Abdelhaq Tabbaa al-Hassani was the founder of the first sufi zawiyya of the Jazuli order in Marrakesh. The principles of Sidi al-Tabaa ultimately go back to Abu Madyan, as outlined in Abu Madyan's book Bidayat al-murid , a compilation by Abu Mohammed...
. Some two hundred years after his death he became one of the Sabaatou rijales, the seven saints of Marrakesh, an institution founded by al-Yusi
Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi
Abu Ali al-Hassan ibn Masud al-Yusi was a Moroccan Sufi writer. He is considered to be the greatest Moroccan scholar of the seventeenth century and was a close associate of the first Alaouite sultan Rashid. Al-Yusi was born in a Berber tribe, the Ait Yusi, in the Middle Atlas mountains. He was...
at the instigation of sultan Moulay Ismael (1672–1727).
Abdallah al-Ghazwani wrote on the idea of the Tariqa Muhammadiyya. Al-Ghazwani combined Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi
Ibn ʿArabī was an Andalusian Moorish Sufi mystic and philosopher. His full name was Abū 'Abdillāh Muḥammad ibn 'Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn `Arabī .-Biography:...
’s and al-Jili’s ideas of the saint’s absorption (or annihilation) in the Muslim essence (dhat) with an emphasis on the necessity of the saint’s involvement in society. Al-Ghazwani was also renowned for his skill in sinking wells and constructing channels.