Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Khazraji al-Sebti () (Sabta 1129 - Marrakesh 1204), better known as Sidi Bel Abbas, was a Moroccan Muslim saint. He is the patron saint of Marrakesh in the Islamic tradition and also one of the "Seven Saints" (Sabʿatou Rijal) of the city. His festival was founded by al-Hasan al-Yusi at the instigation of Moulay Ismael.Vincent J. Cornell. Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1998, "The Power of Compassion: The Imitanda of Abu'l-Abbas as-Sabti", p. 79
Abu Al-Abbas was born in Sabta (Ceuta). He studied under Abu Abd Allah al-Fakhkhar, himself a student of Qadi Ayyad.
When Abu al-Abbas died in 1204, he was buried at the graveyard of Sidi Marouk, near Bab Taghzout.http://www.dar-sirr.com/sultans.html Moroccan Sultans and Sufis retrieved 24 April 2008. In 1988, sultan Hassan II improved the sanctuary. It is also the place of his zawiya.
See also Sidi Bel Abbas sanctuary, a Muslim holy place located in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes in Marrakesh, containing his mausoleum
References Vincent J. Cornell. Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1998, "The Power of Compassion: The Imitanda of Abu'l-Abbas as-Sabti", p. 79Chniber, Les murmures de la palmeraie, Volume 39 of Écritures arabes, Editions L'Harmattan, 1988, , , page 162, online booksVincent J. Cornell, Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism, p. 91.