Timeline of Sidna Shaykh Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Tijani

By MohamedIsa
  • 1150

    Birth

  • 1158

    Memorize the Qur'an at age Seven - Riwayat Warsh

  • 1166

    Both Parents died in a plague

  • 1171

    Travelled to Fez - To learn Hadith. Noted for his strict adherence to the Sunnah and a brilliant mind when answering questions

  • 1171

    At 21, Sidna Shaykh began to undertake the Path of Tasawwuf

  • 1186

    Made Preparation for Haj and Ziyara to Sayyidna Rasulullah

    He also sought the People of Allah as was his nature and he stayed in Tunisia for a full year, calling people to Allah.
  • 1187

    Met with Sidi Mahmud al-Kurdi in Egypt

    Sidi Mahmud al-Kurdi upon laying his eyes on Sidna Shayk exclaimed, 'You are the beloved of Allah in this world and the next.'
  • 1187

    Arrived at al-Ka'ba in Shawwal and received from Sayyidi Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Hindi