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Qadi Ayyad
Ceuta (Sebta), Morocco
Archival Overview
Supreme North African Maliki jurist, historian, and theologian whose masterwork 'Kitab ash-Shifa' is celebrated throughout the Muslim world, venerated as one of the Seven Saints of Marrakech.
Biographical Record
Ayyad ibn Musa al-Yahsubi was born in Ceuta and studied in Cordoba under the greatest Andalusian and Maghrebi masters. Appointed Chief Judge (Qadi) of Ceuta and later Granada, his judgments were celebrated for scrupulous equity and profound legal scholarship.
His literary masterpiece 'Ash-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa' (The Healing through the Definition of the Prophet's Rights) is universally revered in Islamic literature. Following the Almohad conquest of Marrakech, he was exiled to the southern capital, where he passed away in 1149. His tomb is one of the celebrated 'Sab'atu Rijal' (Seven Saints) of Marrakech.
Key Life Milestones
Appointment as Qadi of Ceuta and Granada
Administered justice in major Andalusian and Moroccan capitals with legendary integrity.
Appointment as Qadi of Ceuta and Granada
Administered justice in major Andalusian and Moroccan capitals with legendary integrity.
Appointment as Qadi of Ceuta and Granada
Administered justice in major Andalusian and Moroccan capitals with legendary integrity.
Completion of Kitab ash-Shifa
Finished his timeless devotional masterpiece, copied and memorized across the Islamic world.
Completion of Kitab ash-Shifa
Finished his timeless devotional masterpiece, copied and memorized across the Islamic world.
Completion of Kitab ash-Shifa
Finished his timeless devotional masterpiece, copied and memorized across the Islamic world.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialMarrakech, Morocco