Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti
Appearance
Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti | |
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Personal | |
Born | Abu-l-Hasan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Tamgruti 1560 |
Died | 1594/5 |
Resting place | Marrakesh,Morocco |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Moroccan |
Denomination | Sunni |
School | Maliki |
Notable work(s) | Rihla(travel account of his journey toIstanbul) |
Occupation | Author, Ambassador, Fqih, Official |
Abu-l-Hasan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Tamgruti(Arabic:علي بن محمد التمكروتي;born inTamegrouteca. 1560, died in 1594/5) was a Moroccan author, ambassador, fqih and one of the most important officials of theSaadiancourt during the reign ofAhmad al-Mansur.[1]He was in charge of the embassy to the Turkish sultanMurad IIItogether with secretary of stateAbd al-Aziz al-Fishtali.[2][3]He is best known because of therihlaof his journey toIstanbulin 1590-91.[4]He was buried in the sanctuary ofQadi AyyadinMarrakesh.
References
[edit]- ^Entry AL-TAMGRUTI, in M. Th Houtsma,First encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936,reprint 1987, p. 643[1]
- ^Lévi-Provençal, E., "al-Tamgrūtī" inEncyclopaedia of Islam,Second Edition. Brill Online, 2012. Reference. 17 August 2012[2]
- ^Dale F. Eickelman (ed.),Muslim Travellers: Pilgrimage, Migration, and the Religious Imagination,University of California Press, 1990, pp. 79-82[3]
- ^Al-Nafha al Miskiya fi al Sifara al Turkiya(The Book of the Musky Breeze of the Embassy to Turqey), Keta-books, 2002 (French translation:Relation d'une ambassade marocaine en Turquie (A 16th century travel account of Istanbul by a Moroccan ambassador), 1589-1591, par Abou-l-Hasan Ali ben Mohammed et-Tamgrouti, traduite et annotée par Henry de Castries,Paris, 1929)