Muhammad al-Maqqari
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Muhammad al-Maqqari | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 1358 |
| Burial place | Tlemcen |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muhammad محمد |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman ابن محمد ابن أحمد ابن أبو بكر ابن عبد الرحمان |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abu Abdallah أبو عبد الله |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | المقري التلمساني al-Maqqari al-Tilimsani |
Muhammad al-Maqqari (Arabic: أحمد المقري) was an Islamic scholar from Tlemcen. He served as a maliki qadi (Islamic jurist) and belonged to the renowned al-Maqqari family, being the grandfather of the famous historian Ahmad al-Maqqari. He was born in Tlemcen; however, his exact date of birth is unshared, as it was a tradition within his family not to disclose their birthdates.[1]
Muhammad was a close confidant of the Marinid sultan Abu Inan Faris, who honored him by building a madrasa for him in Fez (in present-day Morocco). Originally named al-Madrasa al-Mutawakkiliya, it is more commonly known today as the Bou Inania Madrasa.[2] He died in 759 AH (c. 1358 CE) in Fez and was subsequently buried in Tlemcen, in the Bustan (garden) next to his native house near Bab al-Sarf.[3]
