Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi

Muhammad Bin Al-Qāsim al-Qundūsi ( Arabic: محمد بن القاسم القندوسي‎; died 1861) was a Sufi calligrapher and scholar who lived in Fes, Morocco.[1]

Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi
محمد بن القاسم القندوسي
A Basmala by al-Qundūsi.

Biography
Qanaadasa, a community in the Sahara, and Muhammad al-Qundusi's birthplace.

al-Qundusi was born in Qanaadasa, a community in the desert of the Maghreb, and now within the borders of Algeria.[1] In 1828, he migrated to Fes, where he lived and had a hanout in the herb market, in which he sold herbs.[2]

He lived in relative obscurity, though those who knew him described him as gnostic, saintly, esoterically knowledgable, and spiritually insightful.[3]

He wrote many books transcribed a number of dawawin, or collected works. He conferred upon the Moroccan Alawite Sultan Suleiman a degree in knowledge of Dala'il al-Khayrat, a seminal Sufi text composed by Muhammad al-Jazuli.[4] al-Qundusi passed away in 1861.[1][5]

Calligraphy

He was a talented calligrapher, specializing in a flamboyant style of the Maghrebi script that he innovated. He also wrote a copy of the Quran in 12 volumes which he finished in September 7–8, 1850, and which is kept in al-Khizāna al-Ḥassania.[6]

He drew the name of Allah in the Zawiya of Idriss II in Fes.[7]

Religious views

He was a Sufi associated with the Qadiri and Nasiri orders.[8]

Works

His works include:

  • التأسيس في مساوي الدنيا ومهاوي إبليس.[9] completed 1838[10]
  • البوارق الأحمدية في الحركة والسكونية
  • الصلاة الوافية من الأحوال الظلمانية
  • التلوين والتمكين في مطلع الصلاة على صاحب الوحي المبين completed 1852
  • The Drink of the People of Purity in Prayers upon the Chosen Prophet[11] (or شراب أهل الصفا في الصلاة على النبي المصطفى), also known as طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج completed 1838
  • The Grand Elixir of Invocations سيف العناية لمريد الكفاية
    • تقاييد في الاسم اللطيف[12]
    • مختصر في أسماء الله الحسنى[12]

Legacy

His works inspired a typeface called Qandus,[13] which was designed by Kristyan Sarkis of TPTQ Arabic, and won the Type Directors Club's 2017 Typeface Design Award.[14]

References
  1. الأعلام - ج 7 - محمد بن قاسم - نافع بن الحارث (in Arabic). IslamKotob. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. IslamKotob. الشرب المحضر والسر المنتظر من معين أهل القرن الثالث عشر (in Arabic). IslamKotob.
  3. "Muhammad al-Qandusi". Awliya Map. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  4. أبي عبد الله محمد بن (2015-01-01). طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  5. البهنسي, عفيف (1995 م). معجم مصطلحات الخط العربي والخطاطين (الأولى ed.). بيروت: مكتبة لبنان ناشرون. p. 123. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. الأعلام - خير الدين الزركلي - ج 7 - الصفحة 9
  7. أبي عبد الله محمد بن (2015-01-01). طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  8. "The Grand Elixir of Invocations". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  9. الأعلام - ج 7 - محمد بن قاسم - نافع بن الحارث. IslamKotob. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  10. طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. 2015-01-01. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  11. al-Qandusi, Muhammad Bin al-Qasim (2014). The Drink of the People of Purity. Muhammadan Press. ISBN 9810904134.
  12. طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. 2015-01-01. ISBN 978-2-7451-7515-1. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  13. "Qandus – Laura Meseguer". Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  14. "Typeface Design 2017". Retrieved 2019-12-20.


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