About Ahmed al-Mandjur
Lived 1520 – 1587 (aged 66–67). Ahmed al-Mandjur was a judge, biographer, literary scholar and jurist.
Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Manjur al-Miknasi al-Fasi (; 1520–1587, born and died in Fes) was a Maghrebi scholar of theology and law and a prominent teacher at the Qarawiyyin University. 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. He is the author of theological commentaries, and especially his fahrasa (account of his scholarly career) is of great renown. He was the father of the well-known writer Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi.
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Who was Ahmed al-Mandjur?
Moroccan academic
When was Ahmed al-Mandjur born?
Ahmed al-Mandjur was born in 1520 in Fez.
When did Ahmed al-Mandjur die?
Ahmed al-Mandjur died in 1587 in Fez.
What was Ahmed al-Mandjur's occupation?
Ahmed al-Mandjur was a judge, biographer, literary scholar and jurist.
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