Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in al-andalus”. Today it says “islamic scholar and theologian who wrote the book al-rawd al-unuf”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Moroccan Islamic scholar (1114–1185)”. It now reads “Islamic scholar (1114–1185)”.
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The Mausoleum of al-Suhayli in Marrakesh Sidi Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Suhayli ( ) (1114 – 1185), was born in Al-Andalus , Fuengirola (formerly called Suhayl) and died in Marrakesh .1He is one of the seven saints of that city.2Al-Suhayli wrote books on grammar and Islamic law. He is especially well known as an Islamic scholar by his commentary on the sira of Ibn Hisham . Al-Suhayli came to Marrakesh around 1182 at the call of the Almohad sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur . He died here three years later, and his zaouia , in a cemetery just outside Bab er Robb (with entrance only allowed to Muslims), hides a former gate in the wall called Bab el Charia. His tomb is visited yearly by many pilgrims. The cemetery Bab Ech Charia, walled today, is built at the place where the Almohad troops of Abd El Moumen defeated the Almoravids in 1147.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Abd Allah al-Suhayli (1114 – 1185), was born in Al-Andalus , Fuengirola (formerly called Suhayl) and died in Marrakesh . He is one of the seven saints of that city. Al-Suhayli wrote books on grammar and Islamic law. He is especially well known as an Islamic scholar by his commentary on the sira of Ibn Hisham . Al-Suhayli came to Marrakesh around 1182 at the call of the Almohad sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur . He died here three years later, and his zaouia , in a cemetery just outside Bab er Robb (with entrance only allowed to Muslims), hides a former gate in the wall called Bab el Charia. His tomb is visited yearly by many pilgrims. The cemetery Bab Ech Charia, walled today, is built at the place where the Almohad troops of Abd El Moumen defeated the Almoravids in 1147.
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The Mausoleum of al-Suhayli in Marrakesh Sidi Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Rahman b. Abd Allah al-Suhayli (1114 – 1185), was born in Al-Andalus , Fuengirola (formerly called Suhayl) and died in Marrakesh . He is one of the seven saints of that city. Al-Suhayli wrote books on grammar and Islamic law. He is especially well known as an Islamic scholar by his commentary on the sira of Ibn Hisham . Al-Suhayli came to Marrakesh around 1182 at the call of the Almohad sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur . He died here three years later, and his zaouia , in a cemetery just outside Bab er Robb (with entrance only allowed to Muslims), hides a former gate in the wall called Bab el Charia. His tomb is visited yearly by many pilgrims. The cemetery Bab Ech Charia, walled today, is built at the place where the Almohad troops of Abd El Moumen defeated the Almoravids in 1147.
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Moroccan Islamic scholar (1114–1185) Al-Suhayli (1114 – 1185) was a Moroccan Islamic scholar and theologian who wrote the book al-Rawd al-Unuf , a commentary on the al-Sira al-Nabawiyya of Ibn Hisham .Al-Suhayli is one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh .There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in al-andalus”. Today it says “islamic scholar and theologian who wrote the book al-rawd al-unuf”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Moroccan Islamic scholar (1114–1185)”. It now reads “Islamic scholar (1114–1185)”. Read the current article and compare.
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born in al-andalus
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islamic scholar and theologian who wrote the book al-rawd al-unuf
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