Jazuliyya

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Dschazuliyya (other spellings: Jazūliyya , Jazuliyya , Dschazuliyya , Djazoulïa ) is an early modern Moroccan Sufi order of the Schadhiliyya tradition from the Maghreb . He influenced Sufi teachings and practices as far away as South Asia. Its founder is Muhammad al-Jazuli , one of the Seven Saints of Marrakech . He and his students preached jihad against the Spanish and Portuguese invaders of Morocco and the revolution against the Marinid dynasty. His work Dala'il al-khayrat is considered very influential.

literature

  • Vincent J. Cornell: Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism. University of Texas Press, Austin (Texas) 1998
  • Scott A. Kugle: Rebel Between Spirit and Law: Ahmad Zarruq, Sainthood, and Authority in Islam . Indiana University Press 2006 ( online excerpt )
  • JO Hunwick, RS O'Fahey, John Hunwick: Arabic Literature of Africa . Volume 2 The Writings of Central Sudanic Africa. Handbook of Oriental Studies . Brill Academic Publications, Leiden 1995 ( online excerpt )
  • Thomas K. Park, Aomar Boum: Historical Dictionary of Morocco, Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2006 ( online excerpt )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "North African Sufism in World Context. A symposium on Sufi movements from North Africa and their influence in a global context ” ( Memento of November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). UCLA International Institute, February 12, 2009.
  2. Scott A. Balls, p 233