Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari | |
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Born | 1577 |
Died | 1632 |
Academic background | |
Influences | Muhammad al-Bukhari, |
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Notable works | Rawdat al-As and Nafḥ al-ṭīb |
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Maqqarī al-Tilmisānī (or al-Maḳḳarī) (أحمد المقري التلمساني), (1577-1632)[1] was an Algerian scholar, biographer and historian who is best known for his Nafh at-Tib ,S a compendium of the history of Al-Andalus which provided a basis for the scholarly research on the subject until the twentieth century.