The characteristics of the Muslim servant according to Abu Al-Abbas Ibn Al-Arif Al-Sanhaji Al-Andalus (d.536 AH) through his book The Key to Happiness and Achieving the Path of Happiness

Abstract

This article treats the meaning of being servant to God Almighty and its requisits according to the ascetic Ibn Al-Arif Al-Sanhaji Al-Andalusi (d.536 AH), who was one of the pioneer of the Andalusian Sufi school of Almeria, who had a relationship with the spiritual leaders who led what is known as the revolution of the sufi disciples in Andalusia. It was necessary to rely on the inductive analytical method and to follow all the meanings of servitude mentioned by Ibn Al-Arif in order to reach the desired result, which was summarized in that being a servant Muslim for Ibn Al-Arif is one of the origins of human being in terms of his existence, his beginning and his destiny, as well as it is one of the most special characteristics a Muslim servant could not be a worshiper without it.