ابن حبيش الحافظ
ابن حبيش الحافظ
Abd al-Rahman ibn Hubaysh al-Ansari of Almeria — 'the last of the huffaz in al-Andalus'; caught in the citadel in the sack of 542, he told Emperor Alfonso VII 'I know your pedigree better than you — back to Heraclius,' recited it, and won free departure for his household; teacher of Ibn Dihya, Ibn Hawt Allah and Abu al-Rabi al-Kila'i 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Abd al-Rahman ibn Habish al-Ansari al-Miri, the last of the memorisers of al-Andalus. 2
At the fortress of Almería
Al-Maqqari relays his words: "I was in the fortress of Almería when it was taken, and I said to the lord of the Romans, who was the grandson of Alfonso, that I could trace his lineage to Heraclius." He told him this, and the lord said to him: "Go out, you and your family and those with you, freed without anything." 2
His pupils
He was the teacher of Ibn Dihya, of Ibn Hawtallah, and of Abu al-Rabi' al-Kala'i. 2
Connections
- Taught
- ابن حوط الله الأنصاري
- Participated in
- سقوط المرية بيد النصارى سنة ٥٤٢
People and things also explored
الرشاطي المري· ابن مردنيش صاحب شرق الأندلس· سقوط المرية بيد النصارى سنة ٥٤٢· ابن حوط الله الأنصاري
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p. 467
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p.467
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islam.museum contributors. “ابن حبيش الحافظ”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-hubaysh-hafiz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.