Muhammad al-Maghili

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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Maghili, commonly known as Muhammad al-Maghili (died c. 1505) was an Islamic scholar from Tlemcen,[1] a Saharan city situated in modern-day Algeria. Maghili led a campaign to expel the city's Jewish community, which had migrated there after the Roman Sack of Jerusalem, and was successful (many of the Jews were massacred by his followers).[2] He also served as an advisor for Muhammad Rumfa, Emir of the Hausa city-state Kano, and wrote a treatise on government, On The Obligations of Princes.[3]

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  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Jews of a Saharan Oasis: Authored by John Hunwick. Markusweiner.com. Markus Wiener Publishers. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  3. ^ 50 Greatest Africans - Sarki Muhammad Rumfa & Emperor Semamun. When We Ruled. Every Generation Media. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
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