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Yusuf Abu al-Haggag
Egyptian Scholar and Saint of Luxor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheikh Yusuf Abu el Haggag (Arabic: الشيخ يوسف أبو الحجاج; c. 1150 – c. 1245), also al Haggag or Al-Hajjaj,[upper-alpha 1] was a mystic Sufi scholar and religious figure. The patron saint of Luxor, Egypt, inhabitants in the town celebrate his birthday every year.[1]