Abu Said al-Baji

Sidi
Abu Said al-Baji
أبو سعيد الباجي
Personal
Born1156
Béja
Died1231
Sidi Bou Said
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
Muslim leader
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Abu Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Al-Tamimi Al-Baji,[1] commonly known as Sidi Bou Said (Arabic: سيدي أبو سعيد الباجي; 1156–1231), was an Arab Sufi scholar (wali). A disciple of Abu Madyan, he is mostly remembered for being Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili's teacher during his stay in Tunisia. He likely met with the Andalusian philosopher Ibn Arabi during his pilgrimage and few-years stay in Damascus and Mecca.

In January 2013, a fire of criminal origin was set to his shrine.[2] This came only a few days after threats from some Salafists who were demanding that access to the shrine be banned, as it is considered as an idolatry practice to visit tombs and to whorship them in islam.[2]

The district of Sidi Bou Said in Tunis is named after him.

  1. ^ Holod, Renata (1983). Architecture and community: building in the Islamic world today : the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Aperture. p. 104.
  2. ^ a b "Le mausolée de Sidi Bousaid totalement incendié". 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2017.