Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Masarra ibn Najih al-Jabali[1] (883–931) was an
Andalusian Muslim
ascetic and scholar.[2] He is considered one of the first
Sufis as well as one of the first
philosophers of
al-Andalus.[3]
Ibn Masarra was born in
Córdoba in 883.[4] He is believed to have been
Muwallad.[5] In his youth, he travelled to
Kairouan and
Mecca before settling in the
Sierra Morena near his home town. This is the origin of his nickname, al-Jabali ('the mountain-dweller'). After his death in 931, his followers were accused of heresy and forced to publicly recant his teachings by the
Umayyad authorities. In at least one case, his books were burnt.[4]
References
^Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله بن مسرة بن نجيح الجبلي