Ibn al-Faradi
Abū al-Walid ‘Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf ibn Naṣr ibn al-Faraḍī al-Azdī al-Qurṭūbī , best known as Ibn al-Faraḍī, was an Andalusian historian, chiefly known for his Tarikh ulama al-Andalus, a biographical dictionary about religious scholars from al-Andalus. He was a faqīh and a muhaddith.Life
Ibn al-Faraḍī began his studies in religious sciences in his native city of Córdoba, and continued them in Toledo, Écija, and Medina-Sidonia. Among his many of his well-known tutors were Ibn Awn Allāh, Abū ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mufarrij, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Qāsim al-Thagrī, and Abū Zakariyya ibn Aidh . In the early 990s, he travelled to the East and pursued his studies in Kairouan, Cairo, Mecca and Medina. On his return to al-Andalus, Ibn al-Faradi was appointed as a qadi in Valencia. He had several pupils, including Ibn Hayyan, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, and Ibn Hazm. He was killed in Córdoba on 20 April 1013 during the Fitna of al-Andalus.
