Ibn Abbad al-Rundi

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Ibn Abbad al-Rundi or, in full Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Ishaq Ibrahim An-nafzi Al-himyari Ar-rundi (1333 - 1390), was one of the leading Sufi theologians of his time who was born in Ronda. Attracted to Magreb by the famous madrasahs, Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age. He spent most of his life in Morocco and was buried in Bab al-Futuh (south-eastern gate) cemetery in Fes.

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• Ibn Abbad of Ronda: Letters on the Sufi Path, transl. John Renard (New York 1986) ISBN 080912730X