Ahmad ibn Ataillah as-Sakandari

أحمد بن عطاء الله السكندري

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Born: 1260 CE (658 AH)Died: 1309 CE (709 AH)

Biography

Full biography coming soon. Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order. Author of al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah, a collection of spiritual aphorisms that became one of the most widely read texts in Islamic spirituality.

Books

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Details

Era
medieval
Category
sufi
Birth Place
Alexandria
Death Place
Cairo