Sidi Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli al-Simlali (died 1465) was a Marinid Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah who lived in the Sus area of nowadays is Morocco between the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlas Mountains. The Anglicised name used for this article derives from the Arabic Banu Marin (also Benī Merīn, which is the source of the Spanish name Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفیگری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa He is especially famous for compiling the Dala'il al-Khayrat, an extremely popular Muslim prayer book and he is known by many Moroccans as one the seven saints of Marrakesh. Dala'il al-Khayrat or Dalaail u'l Khayraat Wa Shawaariq u'l Anwaar Fee Zikri's Salaat Alan Nabiyyi'l Mukhtaar (meaning the Waymarks of Benefits and the Brilliant Burst of Sunshine A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City"
He studied locally and then went to the Madrasat As-Saffarîn in Fez where his room is still pointed out to visitors today. Fes or Fez ( Arabic: فاس, French Fès is the fourth largest City in Morocco, after Casablanca, Rabat In Fes he memorized works of usul al-fiqh and Maliki law, such as Ibn al-Hajib’s Mukhtasr al-Far’i and Sahnun’s Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra. He also met the famous jurist and mystic Sheikh Ahmad Zarruq. Ahmed Zarruq or Sheikh Shihab al-Din Abu al-Abbas Ahmed b Ahmed b Muhammad b Isa al-Barnusi al-Fasi Zarruq (1442 &ndash 1493 was a Shadhili Sufi After settling a tribal feud he left the area and spent the next forty years in Makkah, Medina and Jerusalem. After his long journey, he returned to Fez where he completed the prayer book Dala'il al-Khayrat. Dala'il al-Khayrat or Dalaail u'l Khayraat Wa Shawaariq u'l Anwaar Fee Zikri's Salaat Alan Nabiyyi'l Mukhtaar (meaning the Waymarks of Benefits and the Brilliant Burst of Sunshine
He was initiated into the Shadhili Tariqa, a Sufi order, by a descendant of moulay Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar, the sheikh of the Banu Amghar. The Tariqa ash Shadhiliyya is a Sufi order founded by Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili. Moulay Abul Mahasin Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar (ca 1060 was a Moroccan Sufi saint during the reign of the Almoravid dynasty and the founder of the Taifa Sanhajiya the earliest He spent fourteen years in Khalwa (seclusion) and then went to Safi where he gathered around him many followers. Khalwa ( Arabic, also khalwat; lit "solitude" pronounced in Iran, "khalvat" spelling in Turkish, halvet) in The governor of Safi felt obliged to expel him and later poisoned him which caused his death in 869 A. H. (or 1464). He is said to have died during prayer. His tomb in Afoughal became the center of the Saadian resistance against the Portuguese. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west His deep respect for al-Jazouli was the reason that Abu Abdallah al-Qaim chose Afoughal as his residence. Abu Abdallah al-Qaim bi Amrillah of Tagmadert in the Draa River valley was the ancestor of the Saadi Dynasty of Morocco
Seventy-seven years after his death (in 1541) his body was exhumed to be transferred to Marrakesh and found to be uncorrupted. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" In the northern part of the medina of Marrakesh the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Araj (1517-1544) had a mausoleum built for al-Jazouli. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" Ahmad al-Araj was a member of the Saadi Dynasty, son of Abu Abdallah al-Qaim bi Amrillah and brother of his successor Mawlay Mohammed ash-Sheikh ash Sharif The mausoleum was enlarged and partly rebuilt during the reign of the sultans Moulay Ismael and Mohammed Ben Abdallah. Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif ( 1634? or 1645?-1727 reigned 1672-1727 (مولاي إسماعيل بن الشريف ابن النصر was the second ruler of the Moroccan Mohammed Ben Abdellah al-Qatib (c 1710-1790 (محمد الثالث بن عبد الله الخطيب was Sultan of Morocco from 1757 to 1790 under the Alaouite
External links
- Image of the mausoleum of al-Jazouli in Marrakesh http://www.marrakech-ville.com/jazouli.php
- Mp3 Audio Recitation of Dala’il al-Khayrat and PDF translation and transliteration. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City"
- http://www.dalail.co.uk/dalail.htm The Story of Dala’il al-Khayrat (written by Sheikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller)
- http://www.angelfire.com/pa/durood/Bio.html Biographical note
- Dala'il al-Khayrat Fund [1]
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