Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Jazna'i

علي الجزنائي (Known as "Al-Jazna'i")

Marinid Historian, Topographer, Author of Zahrat al-As

Born c. 1310

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away c. 1380 Fez, Morocco

Lifespan ~70 years old

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"To describe the beauty of Fez is to record the harmony of human devotion and running waters."

Archival Overview

14th-century Moroccan chronicler and topographer whose foundational monograph Zahrat al-As provides the definitive historical and architectural inventory of medieval Fez.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Jazna'i belonged to the Berber tribe of Gzenaya settled in Fez. Observing the monumental architectural and civic flowering of the city under the Marinid sultans, he composed Zahrat al-As fi Bina Madinat Fas (The Myrtle Flower on the Foundation of the City of Fez).

His work meticulously catalogs the number of mosques, waterwheels, mills, baths, markets, and madrasas in 14th-century Fez, making it the most authoritative primary reference for medieval Moroccan urban geography and social history.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab al-Futuh Cemetery
Fez, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0585, -4.9655                    

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