Ahmed ibn Abi Mahalli
Ahmed ibn Abi Mahalli ابن أبي محلي | |
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| Born | Ahmed ben Abdallah 1560 |
| Died | c. October - November 1613 Djillez near Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Abou el-Abbas el-Sebti, Marrakesh |
| Spouse | Lalla Aisha bint Abu Bakkar al-Shabani (m. 1612) |
| Other names | Abu Mahalli |
| Occupation | Religious leader Military leader |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Sidi Mohammed ben Mobarek Ezzaeri |
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Ahmed ibn Abi Mahalli (Arabic: ابن أبي محلي; 1560–1613), born in Sijilmasa, was a Moroccan Imam and the Sufi leader of a revolt (1610–13) against the reigning Saadi Sultan Zidan Abu Maali in the south of Morocco in which Ibn Abi Mahalli proclaimed himself Mahdi. He occupied the Saadi's southern capital Marrakesh in 1612 until his death.