Ahmad ibn Idris
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The Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris was a Muslim saint and founder of the Ahmadiyyah Idrisiyyah Sufi order. He was born in a suburb of Fez, Morocco in 1163 AH and died in Sabya, Saudi Arabia in 1253 AH. He was noted for his deep scholarly knowledge and high spiritual station, and was credited with many miracles (karaamaat).
[edit] Bibliography
- Rex S. O'Fahey, Enigmatic Saint, Ahmad Ibn Idris and The Idrisi Tradition. Published by Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois by arrangement with C. Hurst and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1990.
- Einar Thomassen and Bernd Radtke (General Editors), The Letters of Ahmad ibn Idris. Published by Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois by arrangement with C. Hurst and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1993.
- Radtke, Bernd; O’Kane, John; Vikør, Knut S.; and O’Fahey, Rex S. The Exoteric Ahmad Ibn Idris: A Sufi’s Critique of the Madhahib and Wahhabis. Brill, Leiden, 2000.
- علي صالح كرار ، الطريقة الإدريسية في السودان ، دار الجيل ، بيروت ، 1991
- يحيى محمد إبراهيم ، مدرسة أحمد بن إدريس المغربي وأثرها في السودان ، دار الجيل ، بيروت ، 1993
- زهرة عاطفة زكريا ، التربية الروحية في منهج أحمد بن إدريس وأتباعه ، دار التكوين ، دمشق ، 2004
[edit] External links
- Some discussions on Al Sayyid Ahmad ibn Idris can be found at the Forum Al Tariqah Al Idrisiyyah Al Ahmadiyyah Al Shadhiliyyah
- A selection of his teachings can be found at the blog The Teachings of Al Sayyid Ahmad ibn Idris
