Abstract
The widespread observation of certain Christian holidays among the Muslim population of al-Andalus inspired the establishment of the Mawlid, the celebration of Mu¬ammad’s birthday, in the Islamic occident during the 13th century. The present article aims to reveal how the Sufi master from Ohanes (Almeria) Abý Marw×n al-Yu¬×nis÷, an important spiritual link between al-Andalus and the Magreb, may have introduced this new holiday to both regions, originally in Ceuta and subsequently in al- Andalus. It will also describe what these pioneering celebrations entailed, according to the information extracted from three accounts in the work Tuhfat al-mugtarib (by the Grenadine Ahmad al-Qastali, and one text from the Maqsad al-sarif (by the Magrebi al-Badisi).
Highlights
The widespread observation of certain Christian holidays among the Muslim population of al-Andalus inspired the establishment of the Mawlid, the celebration of Mu¬ammad’s birthday, in the Islamic occident during the 13th century
The present article aims to reveal how the Sufi master from Ohanes (Almería) Abý Marw×n al-Yu¬×nis÷, an important spiritual link between al-Andalus and the Magreb, may have introduced this new holiday to both regions, originally in Ceuta and subsequently in alAndalus. It will describe what these pioneering celebrations entailed, according to the information extracted from three accounts in the work Tu¬fat al-mugtarib, and one text from the Maq1⁄2ad al-1ar÷f
ÍNDICE: 1. Introducción: Fiestas cristianas en al-Andalus, precedentes inmediatos del Mawlid
Summary
The widespread observation of certain Christian holidays among the Muslim population of al-Andalus inspired the establishment of the Mawlid, the celebration of Mu¬ammad’s birthday, in the Islamic occident during the 13th century.
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