Cairo
Taj al-Din Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari was born in Alexandria and was at first opposed to the Sufis, until he met Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi and became his disciple…
Taj al-Din Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari was born in Alexandria and was at first opposed to the Sufis, until he met Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi and became his disciple for twelve years. He moved to Cairo after his shaykh's passing, taught at al-Azhar, and wrote al-Hikam, the collection of spiritual aphorisms read across the Muslim world, as well as Lata'if al-Minan on his shaykhs. He passed away in 709 AH. His mosque stands at the foot of al-Muqattam, and Mazarat Misr records that Kamal ibn al-Humam asked to be buried beside him. Opposite are the tomb of Ibn Abi Jamra and the khalwa of Sayyida Nafisa.