Ibn Khumayr, Ali ibn Ahmad
ابن خمير علي بن أحمد
1217 CE · 614 AH
An Umayyad scholar from Ceuta, known as Ibn Khumayr.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- 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
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Khumayr al-Umawi al-Sabti, a scholar of Ceuta, known as Ibn Khumayr. He died in 614 AH (1217 CE). 1
What is reported of him
His birth, teachers and works need an additional source.
People and things also explored
The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· Command, prohibition and capacity· Bid'a (religious innovation)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)
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 Khumayr, Ali ibn Ahmad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-khumayr-ali-ibn-ahmad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.