Ibn Hirzihim
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For the teacher of Ash-Shadhili see Abu Abdallah ibn Harzihim
Sidi Ali ibn Harzihim or Abul Hasan Ali ibn Ismail ibn Mohammed ibn Abdallah ibn Harzihim/Hirzihim (also: Sidi Hrazem or Sidi Harazim) was born in Fes
, Morocco
and died in that same city in 559/1163. He was a Sufi teacher, leader of a Ghazalian zawiya in Fes
and was the spiritual master of Abu Madyan
. Ibn Hirzihim was largely responsible for the propagation of the works of Al-Ghazali
in northwest Africa. He taught at the Qarawiyin University of Fes
and openly criticized the policies of the Almoravid dynasty. Ibn Harzihim was also responsible for the burial of Sidi Abu Hakam ibn Barrajan
, which, according to some sources , was forbidden by the Almoravid sultan. Sidi Ibn Harzihim received his khirqa
(the Sufi robe) from Ibn al-Arabi before Ibn al-Arabi's death in 1148. He received his teachings from his uncle Abu Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Harzihim (d. 505/1112), who took it from Al-Ghazali
. He was buried at the Bab Ftouh (south-eastern gate) cemetery of Fes
. The water source "Sidi Harazim" was called after him.
Sidi Ali ibn Harzihim or Abul Hasan Ali ibn Ismail ibn Mohammed ibn Abdallah ibn Harzihim/Hirzihim (also: Sidi Hrazem or Sidi Harazim) was born in Fes
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
, Morocco
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...
and died in that same city in 559/1163. He was a Sufi teacher, leader of a Ghazalian zawiya in Fes
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
and was the spiritual master of Abu Madyan
Abu Madyan
Abu Madyan , also known as Abū Madyan S̲h̲uʿayb, Abū Madyan, or Sidi Abu Madyan Shuayb ibn al-Hussein al-Ansari, was an influential Andalusian mystic and Sufist. Some even refer to him as the national figure of Maghreb mysticism as he was such a forerunner of Sufism in this geographical area...
. Ibn Hirzihim was largely responsible for the propagation of the works of Al-Ghazali
Al-Ghazali
Abu Hāmed Mohammad ibn Mohammad al-Ghazzālī , known as Algazel to the western medieval world, born and died in Tus, in the Khorasan province of Persia was a Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic....
in northwest Africa. He taught at the Qarawiyin University of Fes
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
and openly criticized the policies of the Almoravid dynasty. Ibn Harzihim was also responsible for the burial of Sidi Abu Hakam ibn Barrajan
Ibn Barrajan
Abu-l-Hakam Abd-as-Salam Ibn-Abd-ar-Rahman Ibn-Mohammed Ibn Barrajan was one of the greatest Sufi figures of Al-Andalus and a hadith scholar. He spread his teachings in the first half of the 12th century. He wrote a two-volume commentary on the names of Allah, a famous tafseer, and Ida al-hikma...
, which, according to some sources , was forbidden by the Almoravid sultan. Sidi Ibn Harzihim received his khirqa
Khirqa
The khirqa is the initiatory cloak of the Sufi chain of spirituality, with which esoteric knowledge and barakah is passed from the master to the aspirant . The khirqa initiates an aspirant into the silsilah, the chain or lineage of sheikhs that goes back to the Prophet Muhammad...
(the Sufi robe) from Ibn al-Arabi before Ibn al-Arabi's death in 1148. He received his teachings from his uncle Abu Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Harzihim (d. 505/1112), who took it from Al-Ghazali
Al-Ghazali
Abu Hāmed Mohammad ibn Mohammad al-Ghazzālī , known as Algazel to the western medieval world, born and died in Tus, in the Khorasan province of Persia was a Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic....
. He was buried at the Bab Ftouh (south-eastern gate) cemetery of Fes
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
. The water source "Sidi Harazim" was called after him.
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