Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti
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Aḥmad Bābā al-Timbuktī, full name Abū al-Abbās Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit al-Takrūrī Al-Massufi al-Timbuktī, was a Sanhaja Berber writer, scholar, and political provocateur in the area then known as the Western Sudan. He... Wikipedia
Born: October 26, 1556, Araouane, Mali
Died: April 22, 1627 (age 70 years), Timbuktu, Mali
Nationality: Malian
Main interest(s): Usul, Mantiq, Tafsir, Fiqh, Race, Slavery
Notable work(s): Nayl al-ibtihāj bi-taṭrīz al-Dībāj (نيل الإبتهاج بتطريز الديباج)