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Also Known As Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Qudāʿī
Born February 1199 • Valencia • Spain
Died January 6, 1260 (aged 60) • Tunis • Tunisia
Notable Works “Tuḥfat al-qadīm”
Subjects Of Study Arabic literature • poetry • Spain
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