Muhammad al-Warghi

Muhammad al-Warghi
Borncirca 1713
Died1776
Occupation(s)writer, poet, teacher
Notable workMaqamat

Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad bin Aḥmad al-Warghi (Arabic: محمد الورغي), (circa 1713 – 1776) was a Tunisian writer and poet in the 18th century. he belonged to the tribe of Warghah, which was settling near the city of Kef in the south, or said to be on the border of Tunisia and Algeria.

Al-Warghi was educated and taught during the reign of Ali Bey I, and was his court poet. His wulogy poetry is divided between Ali Bey I and Ali II.[1]

  1. ^ Shawqi Daif. تاريخ الأدب العربي [Literary History of Arabic] (in Arabic). Dar al-Ma'arif. p. 235.