Ibn Arqam al-Numayri
ابن أرقم النميري
1339 CE · 740 AH
Andalusi scholar and poet who travelled to Ceuta and took part in the affairs of his time.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- PoetTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Amir Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Abd al-Azim ibn Arqam al-Numayri, an Andalusian scholar and poet. He travelled to Ceuta, and had connections with the young men of his age. The Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa al-Udaba' gives his death as 740 AH (1339 CE). 1
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Arqam al-Numayri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-arqam-muhammad-ibn-abd-allah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.