Ibn Razqa

Ibn Razqa or Abdallah Ould Maham Ould Qadi (died in 1144 AH/ 1731 AD) was a well known poet and scholar from Mauritania. He is sometimes called "the father of the Mauritanian poets". [Scott Steven Reese, "The transmission of learning in Islamic Africa: No. 2", ed. Brill, 2004, p. 128 ] He was the grand-son of Abd-Allah al-Qadi (also known as Qadi Shinqit). A short biography of Ibn Razqa is contained in the beginning of "Al-Wasit" by Ahmad ibn al-Amin al-Shinqiti.

Notes and bibliography

*Abdallah Ould Khalifa, Geneviève Désiré-Vuillemin, "La région du Tagant en Mauritanie: L'oasis de Tijigja entre 1660 et 1960", Karthala Editions, 1988, ISBN 2865378942 , p. 110
*Ulrich Rebstock, "Maurische Literaturgeschichte 1: 74-6 (no. 254), 2001, ISBN 393555673X