Abu l-Abbas al-Mursi
Entrance of the mosque with his tomb in Alexandria (Egypt)
Abu l-Abbas al-Mursi ( Arabic أبو العباس المرسي, DMG Abū l-ʿAbbās al-Mursī ; born in Murcia in 1219 ; died 1286 in Alexandria ) was an Egyptian Sufi from Al-Andalus - sheikh of the order ( tarīqa ) of the Schadhiliya , successor of the order's founder Abu l-Hasan asch-Schadhili (1196 / 97-1258). Like Ahmad al-Badawi (1199–1276), Ibrahim ad-Dessouki and Muslim ibn al- Hajjādsch, he is one of the country's famous Sufi saints. The tomb of Abu l-Abbas al-Mursi is located in the Abu-l-Abbas-al-Mursi Mosque in Alexandria.
The scholar Ibn ʿAtā 'Allāh has compiled biographical material on al-Mursi and his teacher asch-Shadhili.
See also
Web links
- Holly Hayes: Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, Alexandria - Sacred destinations
- Seif Kamel, Zahraa Adel Awed: Abu el-Abbas el-Mursi Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt - Tour Egypt
- Short biography - Región de Murcia Digital
Footnotes
- ↑ In English translation: Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari: The Subtle Blessings in the Saintly Lives of Abul Al-Abbas Al-Mursi & His Master Abu Al-Hasan Al-Shadhili , translated by Nancy Roberts, ed. Fons Vitae, 2005 ISBN 978-1-887752-61-9 .
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| SURNAME | Mursi, Abu l-Abbas al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | أبو العباس المرسي (Arabic); Abū l-ʿAbbās al-Mursī; Abul-Abbas El Murciano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian Sufi Sheikh |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1219 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murcia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1286 |
| Place of death | Alexandria |