Issam al-Bashir al-Marrakshi

Issam al-Bashir al-Marrakshi is a contemporary Moroccan scholar of Islamic theology, known for his doctrinal rajaz poem on faith, Qala'id al-'Iqyan bi-Nazm Masa'il al-Iman, and his own commentary upon it, Sharh Manzumat al-Iman Sharh Manzumat al-Iman+1.

Identity and Scholarly Connections

His full name is recorded as Abu Muhammad al-Bashir Issam ibn Muhammad al-Masfiwi al-Marrakshi, and in another correspondence as Abu Muhammad Issam al-Bashir ibn Muhammad Issam al-Marrakshi Sharh Manzumat al-Iman+1. His nisbas connect him to the Moroccan tribe of Masfiwa and the city of Marrakech Sharh Manzumat al-Iman.

He maintains adherence to the Sunni creed and identifies his intellectual efforts as a defense of the doctrines of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah Sharh Manzumat al-Iman. He studied under and consulted several prominent Moroccan scholars; his teacher Umar ibn Mas'ud al-Haddushi encouraged his writing, reviewed his commentary on creed, and authored an introduction to it, characterizing him as an insightful and inquisitive young researcher Sharh Manzumat al-Iman+1. He also addressed scholarly inquiries in prose and verse to the Moroccan hadith scholar Muhammad ibn al-Amin Bukhabzah of Tetouan Liqaat Multaqa Ahl al-Had….

Theological Contribution

His primary scholarly contributions center on Islamic theology (aqidah), particularly the definition of faith (iman), disbelief (kufr), and the principles governing excommunication (takfir) Sharh Manzumat al-Iman+1. He authored the versified didactic text Qala'id al-'Iqyan bi-Nazm Masa'il al-Iman and subsequently prepared Sharh Manzumat al-Iman, an extensive commentary completed in Rabat in Jumada al-Thaniyah 1420 AH (1999 CE) to elucidate the poem's expressions and delineate Sunni creedal principles Sharh Manzumat al-Iman+1.