What is "al-qurtubi"

Imam Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi or Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Qurtubi was a famous mufassir, muhaddith and faqih scholar from Cordoba of Maliki origin. He is most famous for his commentary of the Quran, Tafsir al-Qurtubi.

The Arabic nisbah (attributive title) Al-Qurtubi denotes an origin from Córdoba, Spain.

Al-Qurtubi was a famous mufassir, muhaddith and maliki faqih scholar from Cordoba. He is most famous for his commentary of the Quran, Tafsir al-Qurtubi.

Al-Qurtubi may also refer to:

• Ibn Abi al-Shukr: 13th-cetnruy astronomer, astrologer and mathematician of the Islamic Golden Age.
• Ibn Hayyan: 11th-century Muslim historian.
• Muhammad al-Idrisi: 12th-century Muslim geographer, cartographer, Egyptologist and traveller who lived in Sicily.

Category:Arabic-language surnames