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Abdallah al-Ghazwani

16th century Muslim saint of Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abdallah al-Ghazwani
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Abu Mohammed Abdallah al-Ghazwani (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله الغزواني) (died in 1529) was a Sufi saint from Morocco in the tradition of al-Jazuli and ash-Shadhili. He was the successor of Abdelaziz al-Tebaa. Some two hundred years after his death he became one of the Sabaatou rijales, the seven saints of Marrakesh. Abdallah al-Ghazwani wrote on the idea of the Tariqa Muhammadiyya.[1] Al-Ghazwani was also renowned for his skill in sinking wells and constructing channels. He established a Sufi order in Fnideq.[2]

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The Mausoleum and zawiya of Sidi al-Ghazwani (or Moulay al-Ksour) in Marrakesh
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