Ibn al-Faradi
Ibn al-Faradi | |
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| Born | 21 December 962 |
| Died | 20 April 1013 Córdoba, Al-Andalus |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Jurist, Scholar of Hadith |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | History of Al-Andalus, Religious Scholars |
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| Influenced | Ibn Hayyan, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Ibn Hazm |
Abū al-Walīd ‘Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf ibn Naṣr ibn al-Faraḍī al-Azdī al-Qurṭubī , (21 December 962 – 20 April 1013) best known as Ibn al-Faraḍī, was an Andalusian historian, chiefly known for his Tarikh ulama al-Andalus, a biographical dictionary about religious scholars from al-Andalus. He was a faqīh (jurist) and a muhaddith (scholar of hadith).