Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi | |
Birth Name: | Abu Abd Allah Hamid Mohammed ibn Yusuf al-Arbi al-Fasi |
Birth Date: | 1580 |
Birth Place: | Fes, Morocco |
Death Date: | 1642 |
Nationality: | Moroccan |
Known For: | Author of several books, including "Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin" |
Occupation: | Scholar, Author |
Notable Works: | Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin |
Parents: | Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Fasi (father) |
Abu Abd Allah Hamid Mohammed ibn Yusuf al-Arbi al-Fasi (1580–1642), born to the al-Fasi family[1] in Fas in Morocco, is the author of several books among which Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin (The Mirror of exemplary qualities), written in 1636, is the best known. It is about his father Abu l-Mahasin Yusuf al-Fasi and the beginnings of his family.[2]