Al-Balafīqī is the patronymic of an Andalusian family of ʿulamāʾ (scholars), from the village of Balafīq (modern-day Velefique, in Almería, Spain), situated to the south of the Sierra de Filabres. The Banū l-Ḥājj al-Balafīqī al-Sulamī are particularly known for their mystical in…