Muhammad al-Jazuli

This book is usually divided into 7 sections for each day of the week. Al-Jazuli is one of the seven saints of Marrakesh and is buried in his mausoleum inside the city.

• Religion — Islam • Honorific Prefix — Imam • Name — Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli al-Simlali • Title — Imam, Sheikh • Born — c. 1404 • Birthplace — Sous, Morocco • Died — 1465 • Place of death — Sidi Chiker, Morocco • Resting Place — Marrakesh • Era — 15th century • Denomination — Sunni • Jurisprudence — Maliki • Main Interests — Sufism • Notable Works — Dala'il al-Khayrat • Tariqa — Shadhilia • Influences — Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili • Influenced — Yusuf an-Nabhani Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Muhammad al-Jazuli claimed to be a Sharif (a descent of Muhammad) and belonged to the Berber Jazulin tribe. He lived in the historic Sous area of Morocco, situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlas Mountains, and studied locally before going to the Madrasat As-Saffarîn in Fez where his room is still pointed out to visitors today. After settling a tribal feud he left the area and spent the next forty years in Makkah, Medina and Jerusalem. After his long journey, he returned to Fez where he completed the prayer book Dala'il al-Khayrat. He was initiated into the Shadhili Tariqa, a Sufi order, by a descendant of Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar, the sheikh of the Banu Amghar. He spent fourteen years in Khalwa (seclusion) and then went to Safi where he gathered around him many followers. The governor of Safi felt obliged to expel him and later poisoned him which led to his death in 1465. He is said to have died during prayer. It is claimed that in 1541, seventy-seven years after his death, his body was exhumed to be transferred to Marrakesh and found to be uncorrupted.

Muhammad al-Jazuli is recorded with the occupation mystic. Recorded as a citizen of Morocco.