Muhammad al-Maghili

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Maghili, commonly known as Muhammad al-Maghili (died ca. 1505) was a berber[1] 'alim from Tlemcen,[2] the capital of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, now in modern-day Algeria. Al-Maghili was responsible for converting to Islam the ruling classes among Hausa, Fulani, and Tuareg peoples in West Africa.[3]

Maghili led a campaign to expel the city's Jewish community,and was successful. Many of the Jews were indeed expelled from Tlemcen and their synagogue was destroyed.[4] He also served as an adviser for Muhammad Rumfa, Emir of the Hausa city-state Kano, and wrote a treatise on government, On The Obligations of Princes.[5]

Original manuscripts of his work are available from the United Nations World Digital Library.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Holt, P. M.; Holt, Peter Malcolm; Lambton, Ann K. S.; Lewis, Bernard (1977-04-21). The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 2A, The Indian Sub-Continent, South-East Asia, Africa and the Muslim West. Cambridge University Press. p. 353. ISBN 9780521291378.
  2. ↑ Batran, 'Abd-Al-'Aziz 'Abd-Allah (1973). "A Contribution to the Biography of Shaikh Muhammad Ibn 'Abd-Al-Karim Ibn Muhammad ('Umar-A 'Mar) Al-Maghili, Al-Tilimsani". The Journal of African History. 14 (3): 381–394. doi:10.1017/S0021853700012780. JSTOR 180537.
  3. ↑ "Wodaabe People". "University of Iowa ".
  4. ↑ "Jews of a Saharan Oasis: Authored by John Hunwick". Markusweiner.com. Markus Wiener Publishers. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  5. ↑ "50 Greatest Africans - Sarki Muhammad Rumfa & Emperor Semamun". When We Ruled. Every Generation Media. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  6. ↑ http://www.wdl.org/en/item/36/#q=Maghili&qla=en


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