Yusuf Abu al-Haggag
Sheikh Yusuf Abu el Haggag (Arabic: الشيخ يوسف أبو الحجاج; c. 1150 – c. 1245), also al Haggag or Al-Hajjaj, was a mystic Sufi scholar and religious figure. The patron saint of Luxor, Egypt, inhabitants in the town celebrate his birthday every year.
Yusuf Abu el Haggag | |
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| Born | c. 1150 Baghdad |
| Residence | Luxor |
| Died | c. 1245 Luxor |
| Patronage | Abu Haggag Mosque |
Tradition or genre | Sufism |
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