Muhammad al-Jazuli al-Sumlali
محمد الجزولي السملالي
1465 CE · 870 AH
From the mountains of Sus in the Maghrib, author of the widely read Dala'il al-Khayrat on blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ.
At a glance
- Roles
- mystic · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- Saint (as venerated)Tradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Jazuli al-Sumalali, from the Sus mountains of Morocco, author of the well-known Dala'il al-Khayrat (Guides to Goodness) on prayers upon the Prophet. 1
He died in 870 AH (around 1465 CE). The encyclopaedia classes him among the Sufis and the scholars, and attributes to him the quality of sainthood. 1
His year of birth and the details of his life are not recorded in the museum's data, and need an additional source.
People and things also explored
Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Righteousness (birr)· Remembrance of God (dhikr)· Ghadab (anger)· Resolve for an act (hamm)· Envy (hasad)· Vain desire (hawa)· Haya' (modesty and shame)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.272
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islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad al-Jazuli al-Sumlali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-al-jazuli-al-sumalali/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.