'Ali al-Dhuwayb

Shaykh Ali, known as al-Dhuwayb, the righteous one who saw into hidden things. He lived in Egypt for about twenty years, then went down to the countryside, where marvels and extraordinary events were attributed to him. He took from Shaykh Muhammad al-Adl al-Tanakhi and others. He followed the path of blame, dressing at one time as a porter and at another as a street sweeper. When he died, about eighty thousand dinars were found in his house, although he had renounced worldly things ².

Al-Sha'rani said: "I met him once, straight after a dream I had. In the dream I heard someone say to me: Shaykh Ali al-Dhuwayb is the pole of the East. I had never heard of him, so I asked people about him, and they told me he was one of God's saints." He often walked on water, and when anyone saw him he would vanish. He was seen every year at Arafat, and he would hide from people when they recognised him ³.