Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Walid al-Turtushi | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 1059 CE (451 AH) Tortosa, Taifa of Tortosa |
| Died | 1126 CE (520 AH) Alexandria, Fatimid Caliphate |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Fatimid Caliphate |
| Region | Al-Andalus and Egypt |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki[1] |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh Political Theory |
| Notable work(s) | Siraj al-Muluk fi Suluk al-Muluk (The Lamp of Kings for the Qualities of Kingmanship) |
| Other names | al-Turtushi |
| Muslim leader | |
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'Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Turtushi (Arabic: ابو بكر محمد بن الوليد الطرطوشي) (1059 – 1126 CE; 451 AH – 520 AH ), better known as al-Turtushi was one of the most prominent Andalusian political philosophers of the twelfth century. His book Kitāb Sirāj al-Mulūk (The Lamp of Kings) was one of the most important works of political theory to be produced in the medieval Islamic world. Al-Turtushi was also an accomplished jurist in the Maliki school.