Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti
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Aḥmad Bābā al-Timbuktī (Arabic: أحمد بابا التمبكتي), full name Abū al-Abbās Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit al-Takrūrī Al-Massufi al-Timbuktī (1556 – 1627 CE, 963 – 1036 H), was a Sanhaja Berber writer, scholar, and political provocateur in the area then known as the Western Sudan.[2] He was a prolific author and wrote more than 40 books.[3]
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Born | (1556-10-26)26 October 1556 Araouane, Mali |
Died | 22 April 1627(1627-04-22) (aged 70) Timbuktu, Mali |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Maliki[1] |
Main interest(s) | Usul, Mantiq, Tafsir, Fiqh, Race, Slavery |
Notable work(s) | Nayl al-ibtihāj bi-taṭrīz al-Dībāj (نيل الإبتهاج بتطريز الديباج) |
Occupation | Teacher, Jurist, Scholar, Arabic Grammarian |
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Personal (Ism) | Aḥmad Bābā أحمد بابا |
Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Faqīh al-Ḥāj Aḥmad ibn ‘Umar ibn Muḥammad بن الفقيه الحاج أحمد بن عمر بن محمد |
Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abu al-Abbas بن أحمد |
Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Takrūrī al-Timbuktī التكروري التنبكتي |
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