Al-Qurtubi
Abu 'Abdullah al-Qurtubi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1214 Qurtuba, Emirate of Taifa, Andalus |
| Died | 29 April 1273 Egypt |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Andalus |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, fiqh and hadith |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Anṣārī al-Qurṭubī (Arabic: أبو عبدالله القرطبي) (1214 – 29 April 1273) was an Andalusian Sunni Muslim polymath, Maliki jurisconsult, mufassir, muhaddith and an expert in the Arabic language. Prominent scholars of Córdoba, Spain, taught him, and he is well known for his classical commentary of the Quran named Tafsir al-Qurtubi.