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Abu Yaaza
Maghrebi Sufi saint (died 1177) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abu Yaaza Yalnur ibn Maymun ibn Abdallah Dukkali Hazmiri al-Gharbi (d. 1 Shawwal 572/2 April 1177) (also Bouazza) was a 12th-century Maghrebi Sufi Saint.[1]
Early life and career
Abu Yaaza was from a sub-Atlantic Berber tribe. He was a student of Abu Shuayb and the teacher of Abu Madyan.[1] Abu al-Abbas al-Azafi wrote his biography: Di'amat al-yaqin fi za'amat al-muttaqin (The Pillar of certainty in the leadership of the God-conscious). His grave and mosque was renovated in 1691 by Sultan Moulay Ismael. A yearly moussem is celebrated in his honour.[2]
He mausoleum is located in the eponymous town of Moulay Bouazza.
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