Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi

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Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (died 1922) was a Moroccan astronomer, poet and writer.

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Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi
Died1922
Abu 'Asriya al-Fasi's shrine, al-Qattanin quarter, Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco
Resting placeAbu Yahya al-Mallah mausoleum, Bab el-Oued quarter, Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco
Occupation(s)Astronomer, poet, writer

Biography

Muhammad was born in Fez to the al-Badisi family that was originally from the village of A'rras in the Badis town. [1] He studied under famous scholars of Fez such as Muhammad al-Qadiri, Muhammad Guennoun, Abd al-Salam al-Hawwari, al-Mahdi al-Wazzani  [ de ] and the Qadi of Fez 'Abd Allah Ibn Khadra  [ fr ]. Besides his studies in fiqh , he was also interested in astronomy, language, ʻilm al-mīqāt and literature. [2]

He went to El Jadida to work as adel with qadi al-Abid ibn Suda, at this city he started teaching principles of language and religion. One of his students was Abd al-Salam ibn Suda who wrote a tarjama (biographical notice) about him in his work Sall an-nisal li 'n-nidal, bi 'l-ashyakh wa-ahl al-kamāl. Returning to Fez, he worked in lithography, and chose to illustrate works of literature and 'ilm al-miqat (science of timekeeping). One of the most known books that he printed was Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri's Rawdat al-azhar fl 'ilm waqt al-layl wa an-nahar. [2]

Finally, he went to Ksar el-Kebir, where he was liked by the general population and the caid of the city, Bousselam Rmiki. He first worked as a teacher, but he started criticising sufi orders, ziyārat and tawassul (Intercession of saints). His zealous support for wahhabism was showing, people started turning away from him and some fuqaha' issued a fatwa against him for his " ibtida'" (to initiate illegitimate innovations) and " muruq " (deviation). This ultimately forced him to become a recluse in the shrine of Abu 'Asriya al-Fasi in the al-Qattanin quarter. [2]

He was sick for a while until his death in 1922 and was buried in the mausoleum of Abu Yahya al-Mallah in the Bab el-Oued quarter. [2]

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