About Al-Tutili
Lived 1092 – 1126 (aged 33–34). Al-Tutili was a poet.
Abu ’l-ʿAbbās (or Abū Dj̲aʿfar) Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hurayra al-ʿUtbī (or al-Kaysī) (died 1126), nicknamed al-Aʿmā al-Tuṭīlī or the Blind Poet of Tudela, was an Andalusian Arab poet who composed in Arabic. Although born in Tudela, he was raised in Seville, where he gained talent in poetry. He later lived in Murcia. He died young.
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Who was Al-Tutili?
Moorish writer
When was Al-Tutili born?
Al-Tutili was born in 1092 in Tudela.
When did Al-Tutili die?
Al-Tutili died in 1126 in Seville.
What was Al-Tutili's occupation?
Al-Tutili was a poet.
What nationality was Al-Tutili?
Al-Tutili's recorded nationality: al-Andalus.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Al-Tutili. https://biography.guide/al-tutili/
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