Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ifrani al-Susi al-Marrakushi () (1669/1670), called al-Saghir, was a Moroccan historian and biographer.
Biography
al-Ifrani was born in 1669/1670 in
Marrakesh. His family was from the Ifran tribe, a
Shilha Berber tribe of the
Draa River basin in the
Sous region. He began his studies in his hometown, where he followed the courses of the scholar, Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Mawasi as-Susi (d. 1718). Then he went to
Fez
Fez most often refers to:
* Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire
* Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco
Fez or FEZ may also refer to:
Media
* ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...
to continue his studies in the
al-Qarawiyyin
The University of al-Qarawiyyin ( ar, جامعة القرويين; ber, ⵜⴰⵙⴷⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵇⴰⵕⴰⵡⵉⵢⵉⵏ; french: Université Al Quaraouiyine), also written Al-Karaouine or Al Quaraouiyine, is a university located in ...
, where he attended the lessons of scholars such as Ahmad ibn Abd el-Hayy al-Halabi and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi.
Works
Some of his works are:
* ''Nuzhat al-hddi bi-akhbar muluk al-Qarn al-Hadi'', a chronicle of the
Saadid sultans of Morocco
* ''al-Maslak as-sahl fi sharh tawchih Ibn Sahl'', a commentary on ''Tawshih'' or ''Muwashshah'' of the Andalusian poet,
Ibn Sahl
* ''Safwat man intashar min akhbar sulaha' al-qarn al-addi 'ashar'', a compilation of biographies of 17th-century Moroccan saints
* ''az-Zill al-warif fi mafakhir Mawlana Ismail ibn al-Sharif'' (or ''Rawdat at-tarif''), a monograph on the Alaouite sultan of Morocco, Moulay
Ismail Ibn Sharif
Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif ( ar, مولاي إسماعيل بن الشريف), born around 1645 in Sijilmassa and died on 22 March 1727 at Meknes, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1672–1727, as the second ruler of the Alaouite dynasty. He was the se ...
* ''Durar al-hijal fi ma'athir sab'at rijal'', a monograph on the
Seven Saints of Marrakesh
The Seven Saints of Marrakesh or Patron Saints of Marrakesh () are seven historical Muslim figures buried in Marrakesh, Morocco. Each of them was a famous Muslim judge, scholar or Sufi saint (''wali'') venerated for their piety or other mystical ...
* ''al-Mu'rib fi akhbar al-Maghrib'', a general history of Morocco until his time
References
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1670 births
1740s deaths
17th-century Berber people
18th-century Berber people
17th-century Moroccan historians
18th-century Moroccan historians
Berber historians
Berber writers
Moroccan biographers
People from Marrakesh
Shilha people
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