Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq | |
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Personal | |
Born | 904 |
Died | 973 or 974 |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Caliphate of Córdoba |
Region | Al-Andalus |
Main interest(s) | Islamic history, geography |
Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq ( Arabic: محمد بن يوسف الورّاق) (* 904 in Guadalajara; † 973 or 974 in Córdoba) (in present-day Spain) was an Andalusían historian and geographer. [1]
He spent many years in Kairouan and returned to Cordoba during the reign of Caliph al-Hakam II.
Al-Warrāq wrote for al-Hakam II a series of historical and geographical works on North Africa, none of which have survived whole, although many fragments of his extensive production are preserved in al-Bakri's Book of Roads and Kingdoms from one century later. [2] From the extracts transcribed in al-Bakri's work relying on al-Warrāq, one can conclude that the latter was the first to mix geography and history. Any geographical subject is accompanied by its historical context and a detailed description. [3] Ibn Hazm mentioned that his roots lay in the Berber tribal confederation of the Zenata. [4]
This was stated by Yusuf al-Warraq and he is [from the tribe of] Zenata.
Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq | |
---|---|
Personal | |
Born | 904 |
Died | 973 or 974 |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Caliphate of Córdoba |
Region | Al-Andalus |
Main interest(s) | Islamic history, geography |
Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq ( Arabic: محمد بن يوسف الورّاق) (* 904 in Guadalajara; † 973 or 974 in Córdoba) (in present-day Spain) was an Andalusían historian and geographer. [1]
He spent many years in Kairouan and returned to Cordoba during the reign of Caliph al-Hakam II.
Al-Warrāq wrote for al-Hakam II a series of historical and geographical works on North Africa, none of which have survived whole, although many fragments of his extensive production are preserved in al-Bakri's Book of Roads and Kingdoms from one century later. [2] From the extracts transcribed in al-Bakri's work relying on al-Warrāq, one can conclude that the latter was the first to mix geography and history. Any geographical subject is accompanied by its historical context and a detailed description. [3] Ibn Hazm mentioned that his roots lay in the Berber tribal confederation of the Zenata. [4]
This was stated by Yusuf al-Warraq and he is [from the tribe of] Zenata.