Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Rahman al-Suhayli

أبو القاسم عبد الرحمن السهيلي (Known as "Imam al-Suhayli")

Grammarian, Theologian, Biographer, One of the Seven Saints of Marrakech

Born 1114

Fuengirola (Suhayl, al-Andalus), Spain

Passed Away Nov 20, 1185 Marrakech, Morocco

Lifespan 71 years old

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"Though the eyes be dim, the inner vision perceives the subtleties of truth and language."

Archival Overview

Blind Andalusian-Moroccan polymath, master grammarian, and author of Al-Rawd al-Unuf who was summoned to Marrakech by Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf and is celebrated as one of the Seven Saints of Marrakech.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Qasim al-Suhayli, born blind near Malaga, possessed a photographic memory and became one of the greatest Arab grammarians and Hadith commentators of the medieval era. Hearing of his profound erudition, the Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf summoned him to Marrakech in 1182, conferring upon him royal honors and a teaching chair.

His celebrated masterwork, Al-Rawd al-Unuf, is an exhaustive commentary on Ibn Hisham's biography of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for its linguistic and historical brilliance. He is venerated as the first of the Seven Saints of Marrakech (Saba'atu Rijal), his tomb at Bab er-Robb drawing pilgrims for centuries.

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Final Resting Place

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Mausoleum of Imam al-Suhayli (Bab er-Robb)
Marrakech, Morocco

                         GPS: 31.6160, -7.9892                    

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