Abu Madyan
Andalusian Sufi teacher (1126–1198) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abu Madyan Shuʿayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari al-Andalusi (Arabic: ابو مدين شعيب بن الحسين الأنصاري الأندلسي; c. 1126 – 1198 CE), commonly known as Abū Madyan, was an influential Andalusian mystic and a great Sufi master.
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Sidi Abu Madyan أبو مدين | |
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Title | al-Ghawth (The succour) الغوث |
Personal | |
Born | Shu'ayb ibn al-Hussein شعيب أبو مدين 1126 |
Died | 1198 near the river of Ysser, outskirts of Tlemcen, Almohad empire |
Resting place | Sidi Boumediene Mausoleum |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Maliki |
Creed | Ash'ari |
Notable work(s) | Bidayt al-Muridin (بداية المريدين) Uns al-Wahid (أنس الوحيد) Tuhfat al-Arib (تحفة الأريب) poetry collection |
Alma mater | Córdoba al-Qarawiyyin Béjaïa |
Tariqa | Qadiriyya |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Sidi Harazem |
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Some even refer to him as the national figure of Maghreb mysticism as he was such a forerunner of Sufism in this geographical area. Devoted to the fervent service of God, he helped introduce looking into oneself and harmonizing internal occurrences with the external observances through asceticism.[1]
Among his most famous students were Ibn 'Arabi (d. 637/1240) and the historian Ibn Hammad (d. 628/1230).[2][3]