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As for the man, Abu Uthman al-Hasa, and as for the woman, Mas'udana. This woman was among the best women of the worlds. She was from the family of the Amir and a wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him. Her life was in a humble house, and she was among the righteous. She used to reside in the Masjid al-Shu'ara. Abu Uthman, Abu Nizar al-Burgh, believed in her blessings and visited her often.
From the Jinn, Abu al-Hasan Ayadh Ahmad ibn al-Khatib al-Tarabulsi, who resided in the Masjid al-Majaz for forty years. He was a pious, righteous scholar, knowledgeable in the sciences of the 'Uqda, al-'Arā'iḍ, and al-Shurūṭ. He was ascetic and called to God for forty years without laughing, and for nearly fifty years, he did not take an oath. His nephew said to him when he was near death, "Have you forgotten the greatness?" He replied, "If it were not for death, I would not have told you. By God, I have not sworn an oath, whether to affirm or deny, for so long." He said, "I did not know that there was a witness for me." Abu Hilal, and Sahnun ibn Sa'id al-'Arj, who was a scholar of the world, mentioned that Iblis had his men. As for al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad, he was better than them. This al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad was from Khurasan, from the region of Marw. He was born in Samarkand, grew up in Bukhara, and died in Mecca in the year 187 AH.
As for Ikhtibar ibn Nahhab, who was the master Sheikh, one of the Zuruq al-Tunisi al-'Abisi. He resided there until his death and took it as a strong proof for that. He was the learned, precise, discerning scholar, the عارف (gnostic) of God Almighty, the unique Imam, the great one who combined Sharia and Haqiqah, the author of numerous beneficial works. He is Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tunisi al-'Abisi, nicknamed al-Zarruq, meaning "one who is not easily swayed." Rather, it was a nickname for his grandfather. The description of his lineage continued. The titles were transferred from the ancestors to the descendants. "Buruns" means affection. Then a silent "meem" followed by a "noon" with a damma, followed by a silent "seen," a tribe from the Arabs who inhabit the land of the Maghreb. "Zaruf" means a letter with a hamza, fathah, then a stressed "ra" with a damma, followed by a "waw" and a "fa." As for the letters, Sidi Zarruq mentioned in his journey that his lineage connects to the Prophet, peace be upon him, through his grandmother. He said, "And the noble one is more deserving of that than death." The fame and the hunting are only for the safety of his religion, and nothing is greater than the fear of God. "Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of God is the most righteous of you." He was born, may God be pleased with him, on the nineteenth of Dhu al-Hijjah in the year 840 AH, at sunrise. His mother gave birth to him as the third child, his father as the fifth, and his uncle as the seventh. He was born to someone other than God, and he did not have a close relative from his father's side, nor from his mothers' side, except that they all died. His lifespan was fifty-four years, during which he excelled in knowledge and teaching. He experienced hardship and trials and traveled to Egypt. He met and was with Sheikh Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Dahri al-Yaman. He inherited the secret and wrote numerous beneficial works, including "Tariq al-Fawh," a commentary on "al-Hikam" by Ibn Ata Allah.