Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Umar al-Qurtubi, author of al-Mufhim

أبو العباس أحمد بن عمر القرطبي صاحب المفهم

1182 CE · 578 AH – 1258 CE · 656 AH

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Ibrahim al-Qurtubi, the hadith master and author of al-Mufhim li-ma Ashkala min Talkhis Kitab Muslim; born 578 AH, died 656 AH according to the title page of vol. 7.

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Al-Qurtubi hears part of al-Mufhim from its author at Alexandria, 656/1258

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al-Qurtubi· Alexandria· Al-Qurtubi hears part of al-Mufhim from its author at Alexandria, 656/1258

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  • al-Mufhim li-ma Ashkala min Talkhis Kitab Muslim, vol. 7
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Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Faraj al-Ansari al-Khazraji al-Qurtubi (d. 671/1273), the Maliki exegete author of al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur'an; he emigrated from al-Andalus to Egypt, heard al-Mufhim from its author at Alexandria, and settled at Munyat Bani Khusayb in Upper Egypt where he wrote and died.