List of Moroccan Writers - List of Moorish Writers

List of Moorish Writers

Writers from Andalusia, in the period 750–1496, writing in Arabic are generally referred to as Moorish writers. For a part (1085–1238) of that Moorish period, Andalusia and Morocco formed one state. After that (1238–1492) the Merinid dynasty of Morocco kept close ties with the Kingdom of Granada.

  • Al-Tutili (died 1126)
  • Ibn al-Abbar (1199–1260)
  • Ibn Abd Rabbih (860–940)
  • Abu Madyan (1126–1198)
  • Muhammad Ibn Abbad Al Mutamid (1040–1095)
  • Abu Abdullah al-Bakri (1014–1094)
  • Ibn al-Kattani (951–1029)
  • Ibn al-Khatib (1313–1374)
  • Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936–1014)
  • Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (died 1388)
  • Ibn al-Yayyab (1274–1349)
  • Ibn Amira (1186–1251–1259)
  • Ibn Ammar (c. 1031 – c. 1086)
  • Ibn Arabi (1165–1240)
  • Ibn Bajjah (Avempace) (died 1138)
  • Ibn Baqi (died 1145 or 1150)
  • Moses ibn Ezra (c. 1058 – c. 1138)
  • Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021–1058)
  • Ibn Hazm (994–1064)
  • Ibn Jubayr (1145–1217)
  • Ibn Juzayy (1321–1357)
  • Ibn al-Kattani (951–1029)
  • Ibn Khafaja (1058–1138/9)
  • Al-Fath ibn Khaqan (died 1134)
  • Ibn Qasi (died 1141)
  • Ibn Quzman (1078–1160)
  • Ibn Rushd (Averroes) (1126–1198)
  • Ibn Sahl of Sevilla (1212–1251)
  • Ibn Said al-Maghribi (1213–1286)
  • Ibn Tufail (1105–1185)
  • Ibn Zaydun (1003–1071)
  • Ibn Zamrak (1333–1394)
  • Ibn al-Zaqqaq (c. 1100–1134)

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