Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Saffar

محمد بن عبد الله الصفار التطواني (Known as "Al-Saffar al-Tetouani")

Moroccan Diplomat, Chronicler, Secretary of the Embassy to Paris

Born c. 1805

Tetouan, Morocco

Passed Away 1881 Tetouan, Morocco

Lifespan 76 years old

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"The discerning traveler observes the machines of the world while guarding the integrity of the soul."

Archival Overview

Tetouan-born scholar who served as secretary of the 1845 Moroccan embassy to France following the Battle of Isly, author of the celebrated travelogue Rihlat al-Saffar ila Baris.

Biographical Record

Muhammad al-Saffar was a distinguished legal scholar from Tetouan. In the wake of Morocco's defeat at the Battle of Isly (1844), Sultan Abd al-Rahman sent an embassy to Paris in December 1845 headed by Abd al-Qadir Ash'ash, with al-Saffar as head secretary.

His travel account, Rihlat al-Saffar ila Baris, provides a deeply observant Moroccan analysis of post-Revolutionary French society, technological advancements, printing presses, hospitals, and museums, serving as one of the seminal documents of the Arab and Maghrebi Nahda (Renaissance).

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Sidi al-Mandri Cemetery
Tetouan, Morocco

                         GPS: 35.5710, -5.3720                    

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