Abu Madyan
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.
Sidi Abu Madyan أبو مدين | |
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Entrance of Sidi Boumediene Mosque in Tlemcen | |
| 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 |
Influenced by | |
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.
Among his most famous students were Ibn 'Arabi (d. 637/1240) and the historian Ibn Hammad (d. 628/1230).
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