Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Zarwili explained

Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Zarwili
Death Date:	1319
Death Place:	Fez, Morocco
Nationality:	Berber
Occupation:	Qadi, Scholar
Known For:	Commentary on the Mudawwana by Sahnun ibn Said
Era:	13th-14th century
School Tradition:	Maliki
Main Interests:	Islamic jurisprudence

Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Yalisuti az-Zarwili known as al-Sughayyir (died 1319 in Fez) was a qadi of Taza and later qadi of Fez.^[1] He was of Berber origin. Al-Zarwili wrote a commentary of 12 volumes (Sharh al-Mudawwana) on the Mudawwana by Sahnun ibn Said and was considered a "qutb" (axis of his age) by his contemporaries.^[2]

References

1. Mohamed A. Benchekroun, La vie intellectuelle marocaine sous les Mérinides et les Wattasides, Rabat 1974, p. 172-7
2. David S. Powers, Law, Society, and Culture in the Maghreb, 1300-1500, Cambridge University Press, 2002, p. 59