Ibn abd al-Malik al-Murrakushi | |
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بن عبد الملك المراكشي | |
Born | 5 July 1237 |
Died | September 1303 New Tlemcen (Mansourah), Marinid Sultanate |
Occupation(s) | scholar, judge, historian |
Known for | Historian biographer |
Notable work | Ad-Dayl wa Takmila |
Ibn abd al-Malik al-Marrakushi or al-Murrakushi (Full name: Abu abd Allah Muhammed ibn Muhammed ibn abd al-Malik al-Marrakushi Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن محمد بن عبد الملك المراكشي ) (b. 5 July 1237 – September 1303) was a Moroccan Arab scholar, historian, judge and biographer. He is the author of the famous book 'Ad-Dayl wa Takmila', a nine-volume biographical encyclopaedia of notable people from Morocco and al-Andalus.