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al-Kurani al-Harawi

الكوراني الحراوي

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abd al-Salam al-Kurani al-Harawi, a man of letters of distinction in memorising ancient and modern poetry, in which he excelled. He sat with Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali, lord of the Muwahhidun, then with his son Yusuf, and then with his son Ya'qub al-Mansur 1.

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
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Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Salam al-Kurani of Herat; a litterateur devoted to preserving the ancient and modern poetry, advanced in that field — he sat with 'Abd al-Mu'min b. 'Ali, lord of the Almohads, then his son Yusuf, then his son Ya'qub al-Mansur. 1

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  1. Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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