Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa
{{Short description|Moroccan scholar of Sufism (1467–1526)}}
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| titles = Al-Shaykh al-Kamil
| birth_date = 1467
| birth_place = Safi, Morocco
| death_date = 1526 (59 years)
| venerated_in = Ash'ari religion
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| major_shrine = Buried in Cheikh Al Kamel Mausoleum, Meknes, Morocco
| feast_day = yearly Mawsim festival
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| patronage = City of Meknes
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| influences = Muhammad al-Jazuli, Abdelaziz al-Tebaa
| influenced = Abu Al-Ruwayn
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Muḥammad al-Hādī ibn ʿĪsā al-Ṣufyānī al-Mukhtārī ({{langx|ar|محمد الهادي بن عيسى|}}; 1467–1526) also known by his title al-Shaykh al-Kāmil ({{langx|ar|الشيخ الكامل|}}){{Cite web |last=ALM |date=2008-09-09 |title=El Hadi Ben Aïssa : Le symbole de la délivrance |url=https://aujourdhui.ma/archives/el-hadi-ben-aissa-le-symbole-de-la-delivrance-89637 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Aujourd'hui le Maroc |language=fr-FR}} was a Moroccan scholar of Sufism and also an ascetic. He was the founder of the Isawiyya Sufi order.
Biography
Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa was a distant descendant of Idris I of Morocco, and he came from the tribe of Awlad Abi Sebaa. He spent most of his childhood as an orphan; his father and brothers fought against the Portuguese but were killed by their commander, Afonso V of Portugal.{{Cite web |last=fatimimohamadi |date=2019-11-25 |title=الشيخ الهادي بن عيسى |url=https://www.fatimimohamadi.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=المعهد الفاطمي المحمدي |language=ar}} In his teenage years, he was initiated into the Sufi order of Muhammad al-Jazuli, and lived on to succeed him in such matters. He was a very patient and calm person as he grew older, with more reliance on his god. He became a popularity amongst the people around him, and he took advantage of this to start his own Sufi order, the Isawiyya. Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa died in 1526, and he was buried in Meknes, where a shrine was established over his grave.an-Noor al-Shameel by Ahmed ibn al-Mahdi al-Ghazzal
Legacy
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After his death, the Issawi order flourished. It is now widespread throughout not only Morocco, but also Libya, Tunisia and even Algeria. Many zawiyas for the order exist in Morocco now as well. The shrine over the grave of Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa was entirely reconstructed in 1776 by the Alaouite ruler, Mohammed ben Abdallah. It is now a popular spot in Meknes for religious tourism, and it also functions as a mosque.