Ahmad al-Manjur
Moroccan scholar of theology and law and teacher
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Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Manjur al-Miknasi al-Fasi (Arabic: أحمد المنجور; 1520–1587, born and died in Fes) was a Maghrebi scholar of theology and law and a prominent teacher at the Qarawiyyin University.[1] He is known to have educated qadis in several towns in what is now Morocco. Between 1579 and 1585 he spent much time in Marrakesh, where he taught the Saadi sultan Ahmad al-Mansur.[2] He is the author of theological commentaries, and especially his fahrasa (account of his scholarly career) is of great renown.[3] He was the father of the well-known writer Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi.[4][5]
BornAbu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Manjur
1520
1520
Fez
Died1587 (aged 66–67)
Fez
Notablework(s)Theological commentaries, Fahrasa (account of his scholarly career)
OccupationScholar, Theologian, Jurist, Teacher
