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Ibn al-Rumiyya al-Ishbili

ابن الرومية الإشبيلي

c. 1240 CE · 637 AH

Ibn al-Rumiyya (d. 637) — the Sevillan Zahiri hafiz and botanist-apothecary, 'of the memorizers,' earning his living from pharmacognosy 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Ali al-Shalubin · Abu Bakr ibn Qawam al-Balisi

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    Ibn al-Rumiyya, the Sevillian hafiz (d. 637) — a pious memorizer and compiler "of the affirmers," a Zahiri of scrupulous piety who earned his living from pharmacy for his fine knowledge of plants, as Ibn Nasir al-Din said 1.

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 184
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    islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Rumiyya al-Ishbili”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-rumiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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