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Abu al-Qasim al-Zaytuni
أبو القاسم الزيتوني
(Known as "Al-Zaytuni")
Professor of Ez-Zitouna, Quranic Reciter, Hadith Scholar
Born
c. 1380 AD
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia
Passed Away
1450 AD
Tunis, Tunisia
Lifespan
~70 years old
"Four decades beneath the arches of Ez-Zitouna, transmitting the sacred text with flawless precision."
Archival Overview
Pillar of 15th-century scholarship at the Ez-Zitouna Mosque University in Tunis, master of the variant Quranic recitations and trusted legal consultant to Hafsid Sultan Abu Amr Uthman.
Biographical Record
Abu al-Qasim al-Zaytuni was one of the supreme masters of Quranic orthography and Hadith sciences at Ez-Zitouna Mosque University during the Hafsid renaissance. He spent over forty years teaching beneath the ancient columns of the prayer hall.
His students went on to occupy high judicial and diplomatic offices throughout North Africa, Egypt, and al-Andalus, establishing Zitouna as a premier university of the Mediterranean world.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Djellaz Historic Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia
GPS: 36.7865, 10.1805
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