He became famous by the name Akminī, meaning "the stoker," because he used to lie and sit in the furnace of Martyr Nureddin's bathhouse. He wore long garments that dragged on the ground and urinated on his clothes. His head was uncovered. It was said that he had wondrous spiritual states and mukāshafāt (mystical unveilings). Many among the common people and others believed him to be a righteous and walī (friend of God) person. This was because they did not know the conditions of walāya (sainthood) and righteousness. Moreover, they were unaware that mukāshafa can be seen in good and bad people, believers and disbelievers, monks and others, as well as in the Dajjāl (Antichrist), Ibn Sayyād, and others. Indeed, jinn steal news from the heavens and convey it to people's ears, especially to those who are insane or whose garments are not purified from najāsah (impurity). Therefore, those who possess mukāshafa and exhibit wondrous states must be tested by the measure of the Book and the Sunnah. Whoever's condition accords with Allah's Book and the Messenger's Sunnah, whether he possesses mukāshafa or not, is a righteous person. Whoever's condition does not accord with Allah's Book and the Messenger's Sunnah, whether he possesses mukāshafa or not, is not a righteous person. Indeed, Imam al-Shāfiʿī said on this matter:
“Even if you see a person walking on water or flying in the air, do not be deceived by him unless you compare his condition to the Book and the Sunnah.”
Al-Akminī was buried after his death in his tomb at the foot of Mount Qāsyūn. This place is east of Rawāḥiya and is a rather famous, ornate, and decorated tomb. Some people from the common folk who believed in him gilded this tomb, placed carved stones on his grave, and wrote inscriptions, all of which are innovations (bidʿah). Al-Akminī passed away on the sixth of the month of Shaʿbān this year. Shaykh Ibrāhīm b. Saʿīd Jīʿāneh, according to his own statement, did not dare to enter Damascus while al-Akminī was alive. He was only able to enter Damascus on the day al-Akminī died. Some commoners who were with him shouted, “We have been permitted to enter the city,” and entered Damascus. All of these were people who followed the loudest and were not illuminated by the light of knowledge. Jīʿāneh was asked:
“- What was the thing that prevented you from entering Damascus until today?”
“- Whenever I came to any of the city gates, I saw this monster sitting there, and therefore I did not enter the city!”
He resided in Shāghūr. This is falsehood, deceit, and deception. Jīʿāneh was also transferred to al-Akminī's tomb at the foot of Mount Qāsyūn. The One who knows the condition of the servants best is certainly the Exalted Allah.