Abdul-Rahman al-Tha'alibi
Algerian Sufi saint Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Makhlūf ath-Tha‘ālibī عبد الرحمن بن مخلوف الثعالبي | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1384 CE/785 AH |
| Died | 15 March 1479 / Friday, 23rd of Ramadan 875 AH |
| Resting place | Thaalibia Cemetery, Bab El Oued |
| Region | Algeria |
| Main interest(s) | kalam Sufism Aqida Tafsir |
| Notable work(s) | Al Jawahir Al Hissane fi Tafsir Al Koran (the fine pearls in the exegesis of the Koran) and Haqaiq at-Tawhid (Realities of Oneness) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
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Abdul-Rahman al-Tha'alibi (Arabic: أبو زيد عـبـد الـرحـمـن بن مـخـلـوف الـثـعـالـبـي, romanized: Abū Zayd ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Makhlūf ath-Tha‘ālibī) (1384 CE/785 AH – 15 March 1479 CE/875 AH) was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Imam and Sufi wali. Born near the town of Isser (86 km south east of Algiers), he was raised in a very spiritual environment with high Islamic values and ethics. He had great interpersonal skills and devoted his entire life in service of the most deprived, to dhikr of Allah, and to writing of over 100 books and treatises.
He has become a symbol of Algiers, which has become known as the "city of sidi Abder Rahman."