Muhammad bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi
Muhammad bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi | |
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محمد بن القاسم القندوسي | |
 A Basmala by al-Qundūsi. | |
| Born | 1790 |
| Died | 1861 (aged 70–71) |
| Known for | Calligraphy |
Muhammad Bin Al-Qāsim al-Qundūsi ( Arabic: محمد بن القاسم القندوسي; born c. 1790 – died 1861) was an Algerian Sufi calligrapher and scholar who was born in Qanaadasa in southwest Algeria.
Biography
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Al-Qundusi was born in Qanaadasa in 1790 in southwest Algeria.[1][2] In 1828, he migrated to Fes, where he lived and had a hanout in the herb market, in which he sold herbs.[3]
He lived in relative obscurity, though those who knew him described him as gnostic, saintly, esoterically knowledgeable, and spiritually insightful.[4]
He wrote many books and transcribed a number of dawawin, or collected works. He conferred upon the Moroccan Alawite Sultan Sliman a degree in knowledge of the Dala'il al-Khayrat, a seminal Sufi text composed by the 15th-century Muhammad al-Jazuli.[5] al-Qundusi passed away in 1861.[2][6]
He was a Sufi associated with the Qadiri and Nasiri orders.[7]
Calligraphy
[edit]He was a talented calligrapher, specializing in a flamboyant style of the Maghrebi script that he innovated. He also created a copy of the Quran in 12 volumes which he finished on September 7–8, 1850, and which is kept in al-Khizāna al-Ḥassania.[8]
He drew the name of Allah in the Zawiya of Idriss II in Fes.[10]
Works
[edit]His works include:
- التأسيس في مساوي الدنيا ومهاوي إبليس.[11] completed 1838[12]
- البوارق الأحمدية في الحركة والسكونية
- الصلاة الوافية من الأحوال الظلمانية
- التلوين والتمكين في مطلع الصلاة على صاحب الوحي المبين completed 1852
- The Drink of the People of Purity in Prayers upon the Chosen Prophet[13] (or شراب أهل الصفا في الصلاة على النبي المصطفى), also known as طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج completed in 1838
- The Grand Elixir of Invocations سيف العناية لمريد الكفاية
Legacy
[edit]Most of his works are now kept at the national library in Rabat.[15]
His works inspired a typeface called Qandus,[16] which was designed by Kristyan Sarkis of TPTQ Arabic, and won the Type Directors Club's 2017 Typeface Design Award.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Pierre Joris, Habib Tengour (1995). Poems for the Millennium, Volume Four The University of California Book of North African Literature. Univ of California Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-520-26913-2.
- ^ Jump up to: a b الأعلام - ج 7 - محمد بن قاسم - نافع بن الحارث (in Arabic). IslamKotob. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ IslamKotob. الشرب المحضر والسر المنتظر من معين أهل القرن الثالث عشر (in Arabic). IslamKotob.
- ^ "Muhammad al-Qandusi". Awliya Map. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ أبي عبد الله محمد بن (2015-01-01). طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ البهنسي, عفيف (1995). معجم مصطلحات الخط العربي والخطاطين (الأولى ed.). بيروت: مكتبة لبنان ناشرون. p. 123.
- ^ "The Grand Elixir of Invocations". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ الأعلام - خير الدين الزركلي - ج 7 - الصفحة 9
- ^ افا, عمر (2007). الخط المغربي تاريخ وواقع وآفاق. وزارة الاوقاف والشؤون الاسلامية. ISBN 978-9981-59-129-5. OCLC 784578845.
- ^ أبي عبد الله محمد بن (2015-01-01). طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ الأعلام - ج 7 - محمد بن قاسم - نافع بن الحارث. IslamKotob. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. 2015-01-01. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ al-Qandusi, Muhammad Bin al-Qasim (2014). The Drink of the People of Purity. Muhammadan Press. ISBN 978-9810904135.
- ^ Jump up to: a b طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. 2015-01-01. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ Habib., Joris, Pierre. Tengour (2012). Poems for the millennium : the University of California book of North African literature. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-95379-6. OCLC 879553614.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Qandus – Laura Meseguer". Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Typeface Design 2017". Retrieved 2019-12-20.