The boy who later became known as Imam Fassi was born in the year 1173 Hijri (ca 1760 Civil Engineering) or 1218 Hijri in Fes in Morocco, from which the family name "al-Fassi" had earlier been derived. His mother died during his very childhood.
Imam Fassi travelled to Mecca to memorise and learn the Quran with tajwid. He travelled to many places in search of good preachers. His main sheikh was Sidi al-Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamzah al-Madani (Sheikh Qutb Mohammad bin Hamza lafir al-Madani (Rali…)).
He was a hafil al-Quran during his childhood and travelled to various parts of the world and finally Makkah in search of wisdom. Imam Fassi can be briefly referred to as Qutbul Ujud or Qutbul Ujud Hazrat Fassi. Some of the full versions of his name include Qutbur Rabbani, Haikalus Samadhani.
Qutbul ujood.
Abu Abdullah Seiyaduna Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Masood bin Abdur Rahman al-Makki al-Maqribi al-Fassi ash-Shadhili (Rali) or Hazrat Qutbul Ujud Seyyidina Mohammad al-Fassy ash-Shadhili (Rah). Imam Fassi and his descendants form a branch of Shadhiliyya which is the only tariqush Shukr (Order of Gratitude). The silsila of the order (called as Silsilat ad dhahab) is as follows: Allah Rabbul Izza Jibra"il Prophet Muhammad Ali ibn Abi Talib Imam Hasan Abu Muhammad Jaabir Sa"eed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Ghazwani Abu Muhammad Fath as Su"ud Abu Muhammad Sa"ad Abi Muhammad Sa"eed Abu al Qasim bin Marwan Is"haq Ibrahim al Basari Zainuddin al Qazwini Syedi Shamsuddin Syedi Tajuddin Syedi Noruddin Syedi Fakhruddin Tuqaiyuddin al fukhair Abdur Rahman al madani al Attar Az zayyat Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami al andalusi ash Shahid Imam Noruddin Abul Hasan Alee ash-Shadhili Abul Abbas al-Mursi Ahmed bin Ata’ullah First Rate (at Lloyd's) Iskandari Dawood First Rate (at Lloyd's) Bakhili Muhammad Wafa Ali Wafa Yahya al Qadiri Ahmed bin Uqba First Rate (at Lloyd's) hadhrami Sheikh Shihabuddin Abul Abbas Ahmed Zarruq First Rate (at Lloyd's) Fassi Ibrahim Ithaam Alee Sanhani Abdur Rahman al Majdhubi (Majzoubi) Yusuf al-Fassi Syed Muhammad Abdur Rahman al Fassi Qasim al Ikhlasi Ahmad ibn Abdhullah al Fassi Arabi ibn Ahmed bin Abdullah Sahib al Maqfiyya Ali al Jamal al Imrani Muhammad al Arabi bin Ahmed ad Darqawi Muhammad ibn Hamza Dhafir al-Madani Muhammad Ajwad b.
Muhammad b.
Masood b. Abdur rahman al Makki al Maghribi al al Fassi ash Shadhili (Imam Fassi) Shamsuddin Makki ibn Muhammad Ajwad al Fassi Muhammad Ibraheem Makki ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi Abdullah Makki ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi Doctor Muhammad ibn Mohammad Ibrahim al Fassi Abdul Wahab ibn Mohammed Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili Abdul Qader ibn Muhammad Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili (Present day Sheikh us Sujjadah of Fassiyatush shadhiliyya Sufi order He lives in Jeddah).
