Abu Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Al-Tamimi Al-Baji, commonly known as Sidi Bou Said ( ar, سيدي أبو سعيد الباجي; 1156–1231) was a Tunisian

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scholar ('' wali''). A disciple of Abu Madyan, he is mostly remembered for being

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's teacher during his stay in

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. He likely met with the

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philosopher

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during his pilgrimage and few-years stay in

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and

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. In January 2013, a fire of criminal origin was set to his shrine. This came only a few days after threats from some Salafists who were demanding that access to the shrine be banned as they consider it to be idolatry practice to visit tombs. The district of

Sidi Bou Said Sidi Bou Said ( ar, سيدي بو سعيد ') is a town in northern Tunisia located about 20 km from the capital, Tunis. Named for a religious figure who lived there, Abu Said al-Baji, it was previously called Jabal el-Menar. The town it ...

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is named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baji, Abou Said 1156 births 1231 deaths 12th-century Arabs 13th-century Arabs 12th-century people of Ifriqiya 13th-century people of Ifriqiya People from the Almohad Caliphate