Imam Fassi

Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Fassi (commonly known as Qutbul Ujud Imam Fassi) (1760?–1863) was the originator of the Fassi family of Sheikhs who constitute the Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya Sufi order.

Early life
Fassi was born either in the year 1173 Hijri (ca 1760 CE) or 1218 Hijri in Fes in Morocco, from which the family name "al-Fassi" had earlier been derived. His mother died during his very childhood. He was a hafiz al-Quran during his childhood and travelled to various parts of the world and finally Makkah in search of wisdom.

Names
Imam Fassi can be briefly referred to as Qutbul Ujud or Qutbul Ujud Hazrat Fassi. Some of the full versions of his name include Qutbur Rabbani, Haikalus Samadhani, Qutbul ujood, Abu Abdullah Seiyaduna Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Masood bin Abdur Rahman al-Makki al-Hasani al-Idrissi al-Fassi ash-Shadhili (Rali.) or Hazrat Qutbul Ujud Seyyidina Mohammad al-Fassy ash-Shadhili (Rah...).

Education
Imam Fassi travelled to Mecca to memorise and learn the Quran with tajwid. He travelled to many places in search of good preachers. His main sheikh was Sidi al-Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamzah al-Madani (Sheikh Qutb Mohammad bin Hamza lafir al-Madani (Rali…) ).

Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya
Imam Fassi and his descendants form a branch of Shadhiliyya which is the only tariqush Shukr (Order of Gratitude).

The Spiritual Chain
The silsila of the Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya order (called as Silsilat ad dhahab) is as follows:
 * Allah Rabbul Izza
 * Jibra'il
 * Muhammad
 * Ali ibn Abi Talib
 * Imam Hasan
 * Abu Muhammad Jaabir
 * Sa'eed Al Ghazwani
 * Abu Muhammad Fath as Su'ud
 * Abu Muhammad Sa'ad
 * Abi Muhammad Sa'eed
 * Abu al Qasim bin Marwan
 * Is'haq Ibrahim al Basari
 * Zainuddin al Qazwini
 * Syedi Shamsuddin
 * Syedi Tajuddin
 * Syedi Noruddin
 * Syedi Fakhruddin
 * Tuqaiyuddin al fukhair
 * Abdur Rahman al madani al Attar Az zayyat
 * Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami ash Shahid
 * Imam Noruddin Abul Hasan Alee ash-Shadhili
 * Abul Abbas al-Mursi
 * Ahmed bin Ata’ullah Al Iskandari
 * Dawood Al Bakhili
 * Muhammad Wafa
 * Ali Wafa
 * Yahya al Qadiri
 * Ahmed bin Uqba Al hadhrami
 * Sheikh Shihabuddin Abul Abbas Ahmed Zarruq Al Fassi
 * Ibrahim Ithaam
 * Alee Sanhani
 * Abdur Rahman al Majdhubi (Majzoubi)
 * Yusuf al-Fassi
 * Syed Muhammad
 * Abdur Rahman al Fassi
 * Qasim al Ikhlasi
 * Ahmad ibn Abdhullah al Fassi
 * Arabi ibn Ahmed bin Abdullah Sahib al Maqfiyya
 * Ali al Jamal al Imrani
 * Muhammad al Arabi bin Ahmed ad Darqawi
 * Muhammad ibn Hamza Dhafir al-Madani
 * Muhammad (al Ajwad) b. Muhammad b. Masood b. Abdur rahman al Makki al Idrissi al Fassi ash Shadhili (Imam Fassi)
 * Shamsuddin Makki ibn Muhammad al Fassi
 * Ahmad al Arabi
 * Muhammad Ibraheem Fassi ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi
 * Abdullah al Fassi ibn Shamsuddin Makki al Fassi
 * Dr. Muhammad ibn Mohammad Ibrahim al Fassi
 * Abdul Wahab al Fassi ibn Mohammed Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili
 * Abdul Qadir al Fassi ibn Muhammad Ibrahim al Fassi ash Shadhili
 * Najmul Ulema Hazrat Ajwad ibn Abdallah al Fassi ash Shadhili (Present day Sheikh us Sujjadah of Fassiyatush shadhiliyya Sufi order. He lives in Makkah).