ABOU SALIM EL AYACHI

Overview

"Abou Salim el-Ayachi" is a Moroccan biographical film that portrays the life of Abou Salim Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Al-Ayyashi (born in Sha’ban 1037 AH / 1627 CE – died in 1090 AH / 1679 CE). He belonged to an Amazigh tribe called Ait Ayach, located in the Jabal Al-Ayachi region. A renowned traveler and Islamic scholar, he is best known for his famous travelogue "Ma’ al-Mawa’id" (The Water of Banquets). bou Salim el-Ayachi is considered one of the most prominent intellectual and religious figures of Morocco and the broader Islamic East during the 11th century AH.