| al-Battiwi | |
| Native Name: | أبو مقرئ محمد البطوي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Date: | fl. 1331 |
| Era: | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main Interests: | Astronomy |
Abu Muqri (or Miqra) Mohammed ibn Ali al-Battiwi (fl. 1331) was a Moroccan astronomer who wrote a poem (Arabic: urzaja) on the calendar, astronomy and the determination of the hours of Moslem prayer. According to the German orientalist Carl Brockelmann, al-Battiwi was the commanding general of the Marinid sultan of Morocco, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman.
His work was commented upon in the 15th century by Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri, the (time-keeper) at the Qarawiyyin Mosque, and the mathematician Al-Qalasadi.[1] He was a native of the Rif region of Morocco.