Ibn al-Wannan explained

Ibn al-Wannan
ابن الونّان
Death Date:1773
Death Place:Fes, Morocco
Occupation:Poet
Nationality:Moroccan

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Wannan (fl. Fez, died 1773) was a Moroccan poet. His fame was based on his poem al-Shamaqmaqiyya, a survey of traditional Arabic culture in which he described the customs of the early Arabs. He is said to have been a member of an Arab family from the Tuwāt in southern Algeria and Morocco. Ibn al-Wannan also described himself as Ḥimyari, and claimed descent from the Anṣār.[1]

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  1. Hadj-Sadok. M.. 2012-04-24. Ibn al-Wannān. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. en.