Mohamed ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed ''Sheikh al-Kamil'' ar, الشيخ الكامل محمد بن عيسى; 1467–1526) was a Moroccan
Wali
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and founder of the
Triqa Issawiya. He is considered the patron-saint of the city of
Meknes
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His Tariqa has found many followers outside his native region, and today has outposts throughout
Morocco
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Libya
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A hagiography was done by 18th-century Moroccan historian
Ahmed ibn al-Mahdi al-Ghazzal in his book ''an-Nour al-Shamil'' ().
Life
He originated from semlala a clan of the jazula or gzoula tribe in southern Morocco and may have been a descent of the jazulah of the awlad Abu siba, a saharawi tribe in southern Morocco who can trace their linage
Idriss II idriss al azhar as the book nour al shamil from Ahmad al ghazali states
As his father was a follower of
Imam al-Jazuli, he was born in the region of
Safi amongst the Mukhatar clan of the Shaym tribe and travelled as a youngster with his father to
Fes
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Descendants
One of his grandsons has a mausoleum in Jamat Shaim, where it is referred to locally as ''Sidi Issa ben Makhlouf''.
References
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People from Meknes
Moroccan religious leaders
Moroccan Sufis
1467 births
1526 deaths
15th-century Moroccan people
16th-century Moroccan people
People from Safi, Morocco
Berber Muslims
15th-century Berber people
16th-century Berber people