Abu Madyan

Abu Madyan Shuʿayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari al-Andalusi (Arabic: ابو مدين شعيب بن الحسين الأنصاري الأندلسي‎; c. 1126 – 1198 CE), commonly known as Abū Madyan, was an influential Andalusian mystic and a great Sufi master. Some even refer to him as the national figure of Maghreb mysticism as he was such a forerunner of Sufism in this geographical area. Devoted to the fervent service of God, he helped introduce looking into oneself and harmonizing internal occurrences with the external observances through asceticism.

Abu Madyan

Abu Madyan Shuʿayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari al-Andalusi (Arabic: ابو مدين شعيب بن الحسين الأنصاري الأندلسي‎; c. 1126 – 1198 CE), commonly known as Abū Madyan, was an influential Andalusian mystic and a great Sufi master. Some even refer to him as the national figure of Maghreb mysticism as he was such a forerunner of Sufism in this geographical area. Devoted to the fervent service of God, he helped introduce looking into oneself and harmonizing internal occurrences with the external observances through asceticism.