Ahmad ibn Kunfudh
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Ahmad ibn Kunfudh 🇩🇿

أحمد بن حسن بن الخطيب (ابن قنفذ القسنطيني) (Known as "Ibn Kunfudh")
Astronomer, Chief Qadi of Constantine, Historian, Author of al-Farisiya
Born 1339 🇩🇿 Constantine, Algeria
Passed Away 1407 Constantine, Algeria
Lifespan 68 years old
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"The astronomer measures the heavens with geometry; but the judge must measure the hearts of men with truth."

Archival Overview

Preeminent 14th-century Algerian polymath, astronomer, and Chief Judge of Constantine whose astronomical treatises on planetary conjunctions and historical chronicles documented Hafsid North Africa.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Hasan ibn al-Qunfudh was the scion of a renowned scholarly dynasty in Constantine. Educated in astronomy, Euclidean geometry, and Maliki jurisprudence across the Maghreb, he served as Chief Qadi (Supreme Judge) of Constantine for two decades.

He authored foundational scientific and historical treatises including Al-Farisiya fi Mabadi al-Dawla al-Hafsiya (History of the Hafsid Dynasty), Hatt al-Niqab an Wujuh A'mal al-Hisab (Unveiling the Operations of Arithmetic), and astronomical commentaries explaining astrolabe timekeeping and celestial charts.

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Central Scholars Vault of Constantine
Constantine, Algeria
GPS: 36.3650, 6.6147
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