Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. His interest in the jurisprudential aspect remained until the end of his life, and he continued to consider himself a follower of the Maliki school, even though he exerted himself and differed with the Maliki scholars on a number of issues. This will be discussed in detail later.

These two streams converged in the personality of Ibn Al-Sanusi, and this created a balance in him. He did not exaggerate in his Sufism or drown in its excesses, nor did he exaggerate or stop at the literal meanings of texts or become entrenched in their rulings. Rather, he combined his studies and his orientation, giving his Sufism the character of Sunnah, and his jurisprudence the character of radiant mercy.

As for the third stream, it was his interest in political movements, or what can be described as working to reform the existing conditions and standing up to rulers when they deviated, and standing with them to achieve reform and organize a popular bloc that supports and strengthens this cause. This interest emerged in Ibn Al-Sanusi in the first stage of his life during his stay in Misrata as a result of the prevailing conditions, and this interest increased in Fez, which was distinguished from Misrata by being the capital of a state and a center for the spread of knowledge and awareness. There is no doubt that Ibn Al-Sanusi's life amidst its atmosphere, studying under its scholars, many of whom had great influence among the common people and strong standing before the Sultan, affected his personality and increased his interest in working in public spheres.

The scattered and fragmented news that the historians of the Sanusi movement have provided about that period indicates the existence of this orientation in him.

After Ibn Al-Sanusi spent a period of his stay in Fez receiving knowledge, he turned to teaching after his teachers authorized him in the various sciences he studied. We do not know exactly when he became a teacher, because the historians of the Sanusi movement have mentioned very little about the early life of Ibn Al-Sanusi. In any case, he was grateful.