Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi

Abu Zaid Abd al-Rahman Abu Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن أبو محمد بن عبد القادر الفاسي; c. 1631–1685) was a Moroccan writer in the field of law, history, astronomy and music.^[1] He wrote some 170 books and has been called the Suyuti of his time. He was born in the prominent family of al-Fasi^[2] and he was a follower of his father, the Sufi saint Abd al-Qadir Ibn Ali Ibn Yusuf al-Fasi (1599–1680).

Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi
Personal life
Born	Abu Zaid Abd al-Rahman Abu Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi 1631 Fez, Morocco
Died	1685 Fez, Morocco
Main interest(s)	Law, History, Astronomy, Music
Notable work(s)	Hawashi ala Kalam Ibtihaj al-qulub bi khabar al-Shaykh Abi al-Mahasin wa wa shaykhihi al-Majdhub Sharh al' Amal al-Fasi al-Djumu fi ilm al-musiqi wa'l tubul
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Senior posting
Influenced by Abd al-Qadir Ibn Ali Ibn Yusuf al-Fasi