Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Fassi (commonly known as ''Qutbul Ujud Imam Fassi'') (1760?–1863)
was the originator of the
Fassi family of Sheikhs who constitute the Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya
Sufi order.
Early life
Fassi was born either in the year 1173
Hijri (ca 1760
CE)
or 1218 Hijri
in
Fes
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...
in Morocco, from which the family name "al-Fassi" had earlier been derived.
His mother died during his very childhood. He was a
hafiz al-Quran during his childhood and travelled to various parts of the world and finally
Makkah
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow v ...
in search of wisdom.
Names
Imam Fassi can be briefly referred to as ''Qutbul Ujud'' or ''Qutbul Ujud Hazrat Fassi''.
Some of the full versions of his name include ''Qutbur Rabbani, Haikalus Samadhani, Qutbul ujood, Abu Abdullah Seiyaduna Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Masood bin Abdur Rahman al-Makki al-Hasani al-Idrissi al-Fassi ash-Shadhili (Rali.)''
or ''Hazrat Qutbul Ujud Seyyidina Mohammad al-Fassy ash-Shadhili (Rah...)''.
Education
Imam Fassi travelled to Mecca to memorise and learn the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
with tajwid. He travelled to many places in search of good preachers. His main sheikh was Sidi al-Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamzah al-Madani
(''Sheikh Qutb Mohammad bin Hamza lafir al-Madani (Rali…)''
).
Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya
Imam Fassi and his descendants form a branch of
Shadhili
The Shadhili Order ( ar, الطريقة الشاذلية) is a tariqah or Sufi order of Sunni Islam founded by al-Shadhili in the 13th century and is followed by millions of people around the world. Many followers (Arabic ''murids'', "seekers") ...
yya
which is the only tariqush Shukr (Order of Gratitude).
The Spiritual Chain
The
silsila of the Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya order (called as Silsilat ad dhahab) is as follows:
*
Allah Rabbul Izza
*
Jibra'il
*
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
*
Ali ibn Abi Talib
*
Imam Hasan
* Abu Muhammad Jaabir
* Sa'eed Al Ghazwani
* Abu Muhammad Fath as Su'ud
* Abu Muhammad Sa'ad
* Abi Muhammad Sa'eed
* Abu al Qasim bin Marwan
* Is'haq Ibrahim al Basari
* Zainuddin al Qazwini
* Syedi Shamsuddin
* Syedi Tajuddin
* Syedi Noruddin
* Syedi Fakhruddin
* Tuqaiyuddin al fukhair
* Abdur Rahman al madani al Attar Az zayyat
*
Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami ash Shahid
*
Imam Noruddin Abul Hasan Alee ash-Shadhili
*
Abul Abbas al-Mursi
Al-Mursi Abu'l-'Abbas (1219 in Murcia – 1287 CE) ( ar, المرسي أبو العباس) was a Sufi saint from Al-Andalus during the Nasrid period and who later in his life moved to Alexandria in Egypt. His complete name is Shahab al-Din Abu' ...
*
Ahmed bin Ata’ullah Al Iskandari
* Dawood Al Bakhili
* Muhammad Wafa
* Ali Wafa
* Yahya al Qadiri
* Ahmed bin Uqba Al hadhrami
*
Sheikh Shihabuddin Abul Abbas Ahmed Zarruq Al Fassi
* Ibrahim Ithaam
* Alee Sanhani
*
Abdur Rahman al Majdhubi (Majzoubi)
*
Yusuf al-Fassi
* Syed Muhammad
*
Abdur Rahman al Fassi
* Qasim al Ikhlasi
* Ahmad ibn Abdhullah al Fassi
* Arabi ibn Ahmed bin Abdullah Sahib al Maqfiyya
* Ali al Jamal al Imrani
*
Muhammad al Arabi bin Ahmed ad Darqawi
* Muhammad ibn Hamza Dhafir al-Madani
* Muhammad (al Ajwad) b. Muhammad b. Masood b. Abdur rahman al Makki al Idrissi al Fassi ash Shadhili (Imam Fassi)
*
Shamsuddin Makki ibn Muhammad al Fassi
* Ahmad al Arabi
*
Muhammad Ibraheem Fassi ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi
*
Abdullah al Fassi ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi
*
Dr. Muhammad ibn Mohammad Ibrahim al Fassi
*
Abdul Wahab al Fassi ibn Mohammed Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili
*
Abdul Qadir al Fassi ibn Muhammad Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili
*
Najmul Ulema Hazrat Ajwad ibn Abdallah al Fassi ash Shadhili (Present day Sheikh us Sujjadah of Fassiyatush shadhiliyya Sufi order. He lives in
Makkah
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow v ...
).
References
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Saudi Arabian people of Moroccan descent