Alexandria
Abu Ishaq Jabir ibn Ishaq al-Ansari traced his descent to Sa'd ibn Ubada, chief of the Khazraj. He was born in al-Andalus and lived in Fez and then Cairo…
Abu Ishaq Jabir ibn Ishaq al-Ansari traced his descent to Sa'd ibn Ubada, chief of the Khazraj. He was born in al-Andalus and lived in Fez and then Cairo before settling in Alexandria, where he built a zawiya and taught. He was known for his piety and his mastery of Arabic grammar, and passed away in 697 AH (1298) at more than ninety years of age. The district of Sidi Gaber takes its name from him. His tomb lies in the southern part of the mosque that was rebuilt around 1955 on the site of his zawiya, and the mosque is a registered monument. Its rose-coloured stone facade with a dome and minaret stands in the district named after him, and his mawlid is held each summer.