| Era: | Caliphate of Córdoba |
| Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq | |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Birth Date: | 904 |
| Birth Place: | Guadalajara |
| Death Date: | 973 or 974 |
| Death Place: | Córdoba |
| Region: | Al-Andalus |
| Main Interests: | Islamic history, geography |
Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq (* 904 in Guadalajara; † 973 or 974 in Córdoba) (in present-day Spain) was an Andalusían historian and geographer.[1]
He spent many years in Kairouan and returned to Cordoba during the reign of Caliph al-Hakam II.
Al-Warrāq wrote for al-Hakam II a series of historical and geographical works on North Africa, none of which have survived whole, although many fragments of his extensive production are preserved in al-Bakri's Book of Roads and Kingdoms from one century later.[2] From the extracts transcribed in al-Bakri's work relying on al-Warrāq, one can conclude that the latter was the first to mix geography and history. Any geographical subject is accompanied by its historical context and a detailed description.[3] Ibn Hazm mentioned that his roots lay in the Berber tribal confederation of the Zenata.[4]