About Mohammed ibn Kiran
Lived 1758 – 1812 (aged 53–54). Mohammed ibn Kiran was a Moroccan writer and islamic jurist.
Muhammad al-Tayyib ibn Kiran (; 1172/1758-1227/1812) was a Moroccan, religious scholar from Fes. He also played an active political role.
Ibn Kiran is the author of Risala bn Saud, a response, written at the request of the sultan mulay Slimane, to the manifesto of the Wahhabis. He has written several commentaries, including one on al-Ghazali's Ihya and another on the Alfiyya of Ibn Malik. He also wrote Iqd nafais alla-ali fi tahrik al-himam al-awali, a popular religious work. Ibn Kiran was a teacher at Al-Qarawiyyin University and the teacher of Ahmad Ibn Idris Al-Fasi and Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi.
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Who was Mohammed ibn Kiran?
Moroccan religious scholar
When was Mohammed ibn Kiran born?
Mohammed ibn Kiran was born in 1758 in Fez.
When did Mohammed ibn Kiran die?
Mohammed ibn Kiran died in 1812.
What was Mohammed ibn Kiran's occupation?
Mohammed ibn Kiran was a writer and islamic jurist.
What nationality was Mohammed ibn Kiran?
Mohammed ibn Kiran was Moroccan.
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