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Al-Qurtubi (surname)

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The Arabic nisbah (attributive title) Al-Qurtubi (Arabic: القرطبي) denotes an origin from Córdoba, Spain.

Al-Qurtubi was a famous mufassir, muhaddith and maliki faqih scholar from Cordoba. He is most famous for his commentary of the Quran, Tafsir al-Qurtubi.

Al-Qurtubi may also refer to:

  • Ibn Abi al-Shukr: 13th-cetnruy astronomer, astrologer and mathematician of the Islamic Golden Age.
  • Ibn Hayyan: 11th-century Muslim historian.
  • Muhammad al-Idrisi: 12th-century Muslim geographer, cartographer, Egyptologist and traveller who lived in Sicily.