Imam Fassi
Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Fassi (commonly known as Qutbul Ujud Imam Fassi) (Arabic: محمد بن محمد الفاسي;1760?–1863)[1] was the originator of the Fassi family of Sheikhs who constitute the Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya Sufi order.[1]
Early life
[edit]Fassi was born either in the year 1173 Hijri (ca 1760 CE)[1] or 1218 Hijri[2] in Fes in Morocco, from which the family name "al-Fassi" had earlier been derived.[1] His mother died during his very childhood. He was a hafiz al-Quran during his childhood and travelled to various parts of the world and finally Makkah in search of wisdom.[citation needed]
Names
[edit]Imam Fassi can be briefly referred to as Qutbul Ujud or Qutbul Ujud Hazrat Fassi.[3] Some of the full versions of his name include Qutbur Rabbani, Haikalus Samadhani, Qutbul ujood, Abu Abdullah Seiyaduna Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Masood bin Abdur Rahman al-Makki al-Hasani al-Idrissi al-Fassi ash-Shadhili (Rali.)[2] or Hazrat Qutbul Ujud Seyyidina Mohammad al-Fassy ash-Shadhili (Rah...).[4]
Education
[edit]Imam Fassi travelled to Mecca to memorise and learn the Quran with tajwid. He travelled to many places in search of good preachers. His main sheikh was Sidi al-Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamzah al-Madani[1] (Sheikh Qutb Mohammad bin Hamza lafir al-Madani (Rali…)[5]).
Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya
[edit]Imam Fassi and his descendants form a branch of Shadhiliyya[4] which is the only tariqush Shukr (Order of Gratitude).
The Spiritual Chain
[edit]The silsila of the Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya order (called as Silsilat ad dhahab) is as follows:[6][7][8][9]
- Allah Rabbul Izza
- Jibra'il
- Muhammad
- Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Imam Hasan
- Abu Muhammad Jaabir
- Sa'eed Al Ghazwani
- Abu Muhammad Fath as Su'ud
- Abu Muhammad Sa'ad
- Abi Muhammad Sa'eed
- Abu al Qasim bin Marwan
- Is'haq Ibrahim al Basari
- Zainuddin al Qazwini
- Syedi Shamsuddin
- Syedi Tajuddin
- Syedi Noruddin
- Syedi Fakhruddin
- Tuqaiyuddin al fukhair
- Abdur Rahman al madani al Attar Az zayyat
- Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami ash Shahid
- Imam Noruddin Abul Hasan Alee ash-Shadhili
- Abul Abbas al-Mursi
- Ahmed bin Ata’ullah Al Iskandari
- Dawood Al Bakhili
- Muhammad Wafa[10]
- Ali Wafa [11]
- Yahya al Qadiri
- Ahmed bin Uqba Al hadhrami
- Sheikh Shihabuddin Abul Abbas Ahmed Zarruq Al Fassi
- Ibrahim Ithaam
- Alee Sanhani[12]
- Abdur Rahman al Majdhubi (Majzoubi)
- Yusuf al-Fassi
- Syed Muhammad
- Abdur Rahman al Fassi
- Qasim al Ikhlasi
- Ahmad ibn Abdhullah al Fassi
- Arabi ibn Ahmed bin Abdullah Sahib al Maqfiyya
- Ali al Jamal al Imrani
- Muhammad al Arabi bin Ahmed ad Darqawi
- Muhammad ibn Hamza Dhafir al-Madani
- Muhammad (al Ajwad) b. Muhammad b. Masood b. Abdur rahman al Makki al Idrissi al Fassi ash Shadhili (Imam Fassi)
- Shamsuddin Makki ibn Muhammad al Fassi
- Ahmad al Arabi
- Muhammad Ibraheem Fassi ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi
- Abdullah al Fassi ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi
- Dr. Muhammad ibn Mohammad Ibrahim al Fassi
- Abdul Wahab al Fassi ibn Mohammed Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili
- Abdul Qadir al Fassi ibn Muhammad Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili
- Najmul Ulema Hazrat Ajwad ibn Abdallah al Fassi ash Shadhili
- Mahdhi Al Fassi ibn Abdallah al Fassi ash Shadhili (Present day Sheikhus Sujjadah of World Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya Sufi order)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e al-Fassi, Hatoon Ajwad (2004-01-03). "The history of Al Fassiyyah and Shazuliya Tariqah". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ a b "Birth of Sheikh Fassy". Fassiyathush Shazuliya. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Education of Sheikh Fassy". Fassiyathush Shazuliya. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ a b "Fassy - The II Shazuli". Fassiyathush Shazuliya. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Genealogy". Fassiyathush Shazuliya. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Basic Principles in Shazuliya Tariqa". Fassiyathush Shazuliya Tariqa | Madurai-Tamil Nadu-India. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Spiritual Lineage of the Tariqa". The Shadhili Tariqa. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "Genealogy". February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Silsila Of Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi". May 17, 2011.
- ^ "Sidi Abul Hassan Shadhili (d. 656/1241)". Dar-Sirr.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.
- ^ http://shadhilitariqa.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Silsila". May 17, 2010.