Alshykh Mhmwd Man -

Shaykh Mahmoud ibn Salim ibn Uthman al-Man was born circa 1825 in the Hodh region, modern-day Mauritania. His lineage traces to the Ida ou Man, a sub-group of the larger Sanhaja Berber confederation that embraced Islam in the 11th century. His father, Salim al-Man, was a qadi (judge) for the nomadic camel herders between Tichit and Walata.