Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi

Moroccan author

Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi
Personal
Born	Abu Abd Allah Hamid Mohammed ibn Yusuf al-Arbi al-Fasi 1580 Fes, Morocco
Died	1642
Nationality	Moroccan
Parent	Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Fasi (father)
Notable work(s)	Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin
Known for	Author of several books, including "Mir'at al-Mahâsin min akhbar al-shaykh Abi al-Mahasin"
Occupation	Scholar, Author

Moroccan literature
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Forms
Novel Poetry
Criticism and awards
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See also
El Majdoub Awzal Choukri Ben Jelloun Zafzaf El Maleh Chraîbi Mernissi Leo Africanus Khaïr-Eddine Qamari
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Abu Abd Allah Hamid Mohammed ibn Yusuf al-Arbi al-Fasi (Arabic: محمد العربي الفاسي) (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]