RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Qurtubi

1214 - 1273

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Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Anṣārī al-Qurṭubī (Arabic: أبو عبدالله القرطبي) (1214 – 29 April 1273) was an Andalusian Sunni Muslim polymath, Maliki jurisconsult, mufassir, muhaddith and an expert in the Arabic language. Prominent scholars of Córdoba, Spain, taught him, and he is well known for his classical commentary of the Quran named Tafsir al-Qurtubi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Qurtubi is the 933rd most popular religious figure (down from 833rd in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 336th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Qurtubi ranks 933 out of 3,187. Before him are Lucian of Antioch, Hélder Câmara, Angelo Amato, George Alencherry, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and Reginald Lee. After him are Anastasius of Persia, Antipope Gregory VIII, Pierre Cauchon, Said Nursî, Yijing, and Anastasius Bibliothecarius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1214, Al-Qurtubi ranks 2. Before him is Louis IX of France. After him are Isabella of England, and Sturla Þórðarson. Among people deceased in 1273, Al-Qurtubi ranks 4. Before him are Rumi, Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, and Muhammad I of Granada. After him are Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany, and Thomas Bérard.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Al-Qurtubi ranks 353 out of 3,355. Before him are Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), Alfonso V of León (994), and Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964). After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Francisco Ferrer (1859), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Antonio Soler (1729), and Miguel López de Legazpi (1502).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Al-Qurtubi ranks 28. Before him are Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), and Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927). After him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Carlos Osoro Sierra (1945), Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946), Priscillian (340), and Antonio Cañizares Llovera (1945).

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