Ahmad At Tijânî Ibn Bâba Al 'Alawî Explained

Ahmad At Tijânî Ibn Bâba Al 'Alawî
Birth Name:Ahmad At Tijânî Ibn Bâba Al 'Alawî
Birth Place:Chinguit, Mauritania
Death Date:1888
Death Place:Medina, Saudi Arabia
Nationality:Mauritanian
Occupation:Maliki jurist, theologian, Tijani imam
Known For:His work on the Tariqah Tijaniyyah and his poetry
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Shaykh Ahmad At Tijânî Ibn Bâba Al 'Alawî (date of birth unknown - 1888) was a Maliki jurist of the city of Chinguit in Mauritania, a theologian Ash'ari and Tijani imam. He is frequently called Ibn Ahmad Baba.

He was the author of many poems including his famous book on the Tariqah Tijaniyyah entitled Munyat Ul Murid, which was later commented by Shaykh Mohammed Larbi Sayeh, and a beautiful poem about the wives of Muhammad.

He died in Medina in 1888 and is buried in Al Baqi cemetery[1] located next to the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.

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  1. Web site: معجم البابطين لشعراء العربية في القرنين التاسع عشر و العشرين . https://archive.today/20130624174125/http://www.almoajam.org/poet_details.php?id=1217 . 24 June 2013 . dead.