Ibn Habib (d. 849 AH/1441 AD) Among them is Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Hisn bin...

Al-Ghafiqi (d. 1013 AH/1604 AD), who was said to be the only Malikite who...

went to I'tizal. It was as if he did not find a suitable climate for him in the Maghreb, so he traveled to the East...

and died in Damascus.

The Maghreb and Al-Andalus were not devoid of other strange sects in their nature, branching out in their opinions, such as the Barghawata sect founded by Salih bin Tarif. Its doctrine was a mixture of old pagan customs and opinions related to Shi'ism, as appears in their call to the Mahdi in the Shi'ite way.

And like the religion of Ghumara, founded by Hamim Abu Muhammad. Its general structure was not far from...

the religion of Barghawata.

Abdullah bin Masra (d. 931 AH/1525 AD) spread a mixed doctrine in Al-Andalus, drawing most of its opinions from Eastern philosophy in a blend of Neoplatonism and extreme Sufism.

However, these sects and doctrines, in general, did not reach a strength and depth that would enable them to...

have a significant impact that could contend with the prevailing current among the people of the Maghreb, represented by their Salafism based on creed in its form inherited from the Companions and Successors, and on jurisprudence in its Maliki form. This explains the absence of a dialectical movement in the Maghreb where religions and sects debate, as is the case in the East. Rather, the people of Ifriqiya and the Maghreb generally reject debate on this matter.

He was of Berber origin from the Masmuda tribe. A Maliki jurist. He traveled to Medina and acquired knowledge from Malik and heard Al-Muwatta from him. Then he...

returned to Al-Andalus and spread the Maliki doctrine there. See his biography in: Ibn Khallikan, Al-Wafiyat; and Ibn Farhun, Al-Dibaj: Abd al-Malik bin Habib bin Sulayman. The scholar and jurist of Al-Andalus in his time. He was originally from Toledo and resided in Cordoba and died in...

AD. See his biography in: 100 AH. He had a journey to Egypt. He was knowledgeable in history and literature. He died in the year...

AD. See his biography in: Ibn al-Abbar, Al-Takmilah: See them and their founders: Al-Fardabeli, Islamic Sects in the North, and beyond. See also: Encyclopaedia of Islam, article "Barghawata".

Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Masra. A Sufi philosopher from Al-Andalus. A proponent of the Ismaili movement. He was accused of heresy and fled to the East. Then he returned to Al-Andalus. See his biography in: Encyclopaedia of Islam (article Ibn Masra).