Islamic History · July 1, 2026

ʿAbd al-Malik b. Abī Naṣr b. ʿUmar

His kunyah was Abū'l-Maʿālī al-Jilī. He was a faqīh (jurist), ṣāliḥ (righteous), ʿābid (devout worshipper), and faqīr (poor) person. He had no house to stay in. He spent nights in abandoned mosques. He set out on the …

His kunyah was Abū'l-Maʿālī al-Jilī. He was a faqīh (jurist), ṣāliḥ (righteous), ʿābid (devout worshipper), and faqīr (poor) person. He had no house to stay in. He spent nights in abandoned mosques. He set out on the pilgrimage path together with the pilgrims. He went to Mecca and settled there. There he worshipped his Rabb (Lord). He disseminated beneficial knowledge. The people of Mecca praised him and remembered him with goodness.