Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Riahi

إبراهيم بن عبد القادر الرياحي (Known as "Sidi Brahim Riahi")

Grand Maliki Mufti of Tunis, Master of the Tijaniyya, Diplomat

Born 1766 AD

Testour, Tunisia

Passed Away Aug 07, 1850 Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan 84 years old

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"A radiant lamp of Ez-Zitouna who brought the spiritual fragrant breezes of Fez to Tunis."

Archival Overview

Foremost Islamic scholar of 19th-century Tunisia, supreme master who introduced the Tijaniyya Sufi order to Tunis, poet, diplomat, and Grand Mufti of the Ez-Zitouna Mosque.

Biographical Record

Sidi Brahim Riahi was born in Testour into an Andalusian-Moroccan family and mastered all branches of Islamic sciences in Tunis. In 1801, sent as an ambassador by Hammuda Pasha Bey to Sultan Moulay Slimane in Fez, Riahi was initiated into the Tijaniyya order by its founder Sidi Ahmad al-Tijani.

Returning to Tunis, Riahi founded the prestigious Zawiya Sidi Brahim Riahi in the medina and served as chief prayer leader and Grand Maliki Mufti at Ez-Zitouna. Revered for profound humility, eloquence, and defense of social justice, his zawiya remains a vibrant spiritual sanctuary.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Zawiya Sidi Brahim Riahi Mausoleum
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7978, 10.1695                    

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