Ahmad ibn al-Amin al-Shinqiti explained

Ahmad ibn al-Amin al-Shinqiti (ca. 1863–1913)^[1] is one of Mauritania's most famous writers. He is the author of the geographical, literary and historical compendium Al-Wasit fi tarájim udaba al-Shinqit, ed. Fuad Sayyid, Cairo 1958. The survey is the only major Arabic-language work about Mauritania published by a Mauritanian author.

Bibliography

• Chouki El Hamel, "The Transmission of Islamic Knowledge in Moorish Society from the Rise of the Almoravids to the 19th Century", Journal of Religion in Africa, Vol. 29, Fasc. 1 (Feb., 1999), pp. 62–87

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of African biography . 2012 . Oxford University Press . 9780195382075 . Oxford . 127 . 706025122.