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Ahmad al-Wansharisi
Ouarsenis Mountains, Algeria
Archival Overview
Towering North African Islamic jurist born in the Ouarsenis mountains of Algeria whose monumental twelve-volume encyclopedia 'Al-Mi'yar al-Mughrib' is the supreme legal compendium of Maghrebi jurisprudence.
Biographical Record
Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Wansharisi was born in the Ouarsenis mountain range of central Algeria. Moving to Tlemcen during the zenith of its intellectual glory, he studied under the greatest legal masters before being appointed judge and professor of Maliki jurisprudence.
Following political upheavals in Tlemcen, he relocated to Fez, where he taught at the celebrated University of al-Qarawiyyin. There he authored his magnum opus, 'Al-Mi'yar al-Mughrib', a vast twelve-volume compendium of judicial fatwas and legal rulings spanning four centuries of North African and Andalusian history.
Key Life Milestones
Chair of Law at al-Qarawiyyin
Appointed chief professor of jurisprudence at Fez, attracting jurists from across North Africa.
Chair of Law at al-Qarawiyyin
Appointed chief professor of jurisprudence at Fez, attracting jurists from across North Africa.
Chair of Law at al-Qarawiyyin
Appointed chief professor of jurisprudence at Fez, attracting jurists from across North Africa.
Completion of Al-Mi'yar al-Mughrib
Finished his monumental twelve-volume judicial encyclopedia, codifying centuries of Maghrebi legal decisions.
Completion of Al-Mi'yar al-Mughrib
Finished his monumental twelve-volume judicial encyclopedia, codifying centuries of Maghrebi legal decisions.
Completion of Al-Mi'yar al-Mughrib
Finished his monumental twelve-volume judicial encyclopedia, codifying centuries of Maghrebi legal decisions.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialFez, Morocco