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Abū Bakr At-Ṭufayl b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Ash-Shagh al-Muslimī At-Tīshītī
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d. 1116/1704–5

Biography

His full name is Abū Bakr at-Ṭufayl b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ash-Shagh, and he was from the Muḥammad Muslim tribe, disciples of Tīchitt. He was a jurist, a reciter of the Qurʾān, and well-versed in many disciplines. According to Ibn Aydda, he died as a martyr for two reasons: first because he died of thirst (at the approximate age of thir…

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“Abū Bakr At-Ṭufayl b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Ash-Shagh al-Muslimī At-Tīshītī”, in: Arabic Literature of Africa Online, General Editor John O. Hunwick, R.S. O’Fahey. Consulted online on 28 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2405-4453_alao_COM_ALA_50066_1_2>



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