Career
He is considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes. He was hagiographed by 18th-century Moroccan historian Ahmed ibn al-Mahdi al-Ghazzal in his book an-Nour al-Shamil (النور الشامل). He originated from the Semlala, a clan of the Gzoula tribe of southern Morocco, and may have been a descendent of the Awlad Abu Siba", a Saharan tribe in southern Morocco who trace their lineage to Idris al-Azhar.
