query: languages_spoken_or_written ibn al-arif
supports: Ibn al - Arif ( nickname ) or Abul Abbas Ahmad Ibn Mohammed Ibn Musa Ibn Ata Allah al - Mariyyi al - Sanhaji , also known as Al - Urruf ( born July 23 , 1088 in Almeria and died 1141 in Ceuta ) was a famous Andalusian Sufi . He is especially well known as the founder of a Sufi school or tariqa , which was based on the teachings of Ibn Masarrah , and as the author of Mahasin al - Majalis ( The Attractions of Mystical Sessions ) . Ibn al - Arif was born , and spent most of his life , in Almeria in Al - Andalus at the height of the Almoravid power . His father came from Tangier and his family belonged to the Berber tribe of the Sanhaja . Almeria was a center of Sufism at that time . He and Ibn Barrajan , another Andalusian Sufi based in Seville , gathered around themselves a large number of followers , which attracted the attention of the Almoravid authorities . In 1141 both men were called to Marrakech by the sultan Ali ibn Yusuf , where they were accused of `` professing heterodox doctrines . '' Ibn al - Arif defended himself and was released , but died shortly after . According to Ibn al - Abbar , either `` the sultan was convinced of Ibn al - Arif 's excellence and piety and ordered him to be released and escorted to Ceuta '' where he died of an illness , or `` Ibn al - Arif was poisoned on his return journey , while making the sea crossing . '' His tomb is in Marrakech . Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. It has an area of and shares its northern border with Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is a densely populated city area, home to over 30,000 Gibraltarians and other nationalities. A tariqa (or "tariqah"; "") is the term for a school or order of Sufism, or especially for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking "Haqiqa", which translates as "ultimate truth". Haqiqa (Arabic "truth") is one of "the four stages" in Sufism, "sharia" (exoteric path), "tariqa" (esoteric path), "haqiqa" (mystical truth) and "marifa" (final mystical knowledge, "unio mystica"). Europe and Africa are separated by of ocean at the strait's narrowest point. The Strait's depth ranges between which possibly interacted with the lower mean sea level of the last major glaciation 20,000 years ago when the level of the sea is believed to have been lower by . Ferries cross between the two continents every day in as little as 35 minutes. The Spanish side of the Strait is protected under El Estrecho Natural Park. Cádiz (; see other pronunciations below) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of Cádiz, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Ceuta (assimilated pronunciation , also  Arabic: , "Sabtah") is an Spanish autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa, sharing a western border with Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta, along with the Spanish exclave Melilla, is one of nine populated Spanish territories in Africa and one of two populated territories on mainland Africa. It was part of Cádiz province until 14 March 1995 when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed. The Iberian Peninsula , also known as Iberia , is located in the southwest corner of Europe. The peninsula is principally divided between Portugal and Spain, comprising most of their territory. It also includes Andorra and a small part of France along the peninsula's northeastern edge, as well as Gibraltar on its south coast, a small peninsula which forms an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. With an area of approximately , it is the second largest European peninsula, after the Scandinavian. Melilla ( "Maliliyyah") is a Spanish autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa, sharing a border with Morocco with an area of . Melilla, along with Ceuta, is one of two permanently inhabited Spanish cities in mainland Africa. It was part of Málaga province until 14 March 1995 when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed. 
candidates: arabic portugal spain spanish
answer: arabic