Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi

Abu Abd Allah Hamid Mohammed ibn Yusuf al-Arbi al-Fasi (Arabic: محمد العربي الفاسي) (1580–1642), born to the al-Fasi family[1] in Fas in Morocco, is the author of several books among which Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin (The Mirror of exemplary qualities), written in 1636, is the best known. It is about his father Abu l-Mahasin Yusuf al-Fasi and the beginnings of his family.[2]

Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi
Personal
Born
Abu Abd Allah Hamid Mohammed ibn Yusuf al-Arbi al-Fasi

1580
Died1642
NationalityMoroccan
ParentAbu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Fasi (father)
Notable work(s)Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin
Known forAuthor of several books, including "Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin"
OccupationScholar, Author

References

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  1. ^ Dennerlein, Bettina (2018-07-01). "al-Fāsī family". Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE.
  2. ^ William Charles Brice, An Historical atlas of Islam, p. 302