Abi Mohammed Salih
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Abu Mohammed Salih or Abu Mohammed Saleh ibn Yansaran Said ibn Gafiyan al-Doukkali al-Magiri (also al-Majiri) (1153–1234) was a Sufi leader from Morocco
and one of the successors of Abu Madyan
. He was the patron saint of Safi
and lived during the reign of the Almohad dynasty. Born into a prominent family of Banu Majir Berbers from the hill country of southern Doukkala
, later in his life he spent twenty years in Alexandria
and, when he returned to Morocco, founded a ribat in Safi
. The Sufi brotherhood of the Magiriyyun derives from him. He wrote a Talqin al-wird and the ribat in Safi
, where Abou Mohammed was buried, continued to play an important role until the end of the 15th century. One of Salih's teachers was Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar
from El Jadida
.
There remains but one written work by Al-Maghri, Bidayat al Mourid, a book on Tassawuf and the lives of certain sufi saints like Al-Maghri's teacher Abu Madyan
. The life of Al-Magiri is described in Al-Minhaj al-wadih, written by Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Magiri, a grandson of the saint.
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 one of the successors 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...
. He was the patron saint of Safi
Safi, Morocco
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 282,227 , but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants ....
and lived during the reign of the Almohad dynasty. Born into a prominent family of Banu Majir Berbers from the hill country of southern Doukkala
Doukkala
Doukkala is a natural region of Morocco, included in the province of El Jadida and in the Abda-Doukkala administrative region....
, later in his life he spent twenty years in Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
and, when he returned to Morocco, founded a ribat in Safi
Safi, Morocco
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 282,227 , but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants ....
. The Sufi brotherhood of the Magiriyyun derives from him. He wrote a Talqin al-wird and the ribat in Safi
Safi, Morocco
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 282,227 , but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants ....
, where Abou Mohammed was buried, continued to play an important role until the end of the 15th century. One of Salih's teachers was Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar
Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar
Moulay Abul Mahasin Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar was a Moroccan Sufi saint during the reign of the Almoravid dynasty and the founder of the Taifa Sanhajiya, the earliest example of a Sufi order in the Maghrib. He is also the patron saint of Tit, a small village 12 kilometers from El Jadida...
from El Jadida
El Jadida
El Jadida is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. It has a population of 144,440...
.
There remains but one written work by Al-Maghri, Bidayat al Mourid, a book on Tassawuf and the lives of certain sufi saints like Al-Maghri's teacher 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...
. The life of Al-Magiri is described in Al-Minhaj al-wadih, written by Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Magiri, a grandson of the saint.