Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi

Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi
Personal life
Born
Abu Zaid Abd al-Rahman Abu Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi

1631
Fez, Morocco
Died1685
Fez, Morocco
Main interest(s)Law, History, Astronomy, Music
Notable work(s)
  • Hawashi ala Kalam
  • Ibtihaj al-qulub bi khabar al-Shaykh Abi al-Mahasin wa wa shaykhihi al-Majdhub
  • Sharh al' Amal al-Fasi
  • al-Djumu fi ilm al-musiqi wa'l tubul
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
Senior posting
Influenced by
  • Abd al-Qadir Ibn Ali Ibn Yusuf al-Fasi

Abu Zaid Abd al-Rahman Abu Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن أبو محمد بن عبد القادر الفاسي; c. 1631–1685) was a Moroccan writer in the field of law, history, astronomy and music. He wrote some 170 books and has been called the Suyuti of his time. He was born in the prominent family of al-Fasi and he was a follower of his father, the Sufi saint Abd al-Qadir Ibn Ali Ibn Yusuf al-Fasi (1599–1680).