Ali ibn Ziyad al-Fasi

علي بن زياد الفاسي (Known as "Ali ibn Ziyad")

Maliki Hadith Master of Fez, Quranic Commentator, Educator

Born c. 1030

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away c. 1095 Fez, Morocco

Lifespan ~65 years old

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"The scholar's signature on a decree of justice weighs more than a thousand swords."

Archival Overview

11th-century hadith scholar of Fez who taught at the Qarawiyyin and drafted the theological endorsement supporting the Almoravid unification of Morocco and Andalusia.

Biographical Record

Ali ibn Ziyad al-Fasi was one of the most venerated scholars of the early imperial university of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez. Living during the consolidation of the Almoravid state, he was celebrated for his encyclopedic knowledge of prophetic traditions and legal methodology.

When Andalusian scholars appealed to Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin to intervene against Christian conquests in 1086, Ali ibn Ziyad draft the authoritative legal ruling ('Fatwa') signed by fifty Moroccan ulema legitimizing the cross-strait military expedition. He trained generations of judges who served throughout the Almoravid empire.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab Ftouh Cemetery
Fez, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0556, -4.9611                    

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