Mohammed ibn al-Talib al-Tawudi ibn Suda (Arabic: محمد التاودي بن سودة; 1700–1795) was one of the most influential scholars of the 18th century in Morocco, both politically and intellectually. He is described by the Egyptian historian, Al-Jabarti, as the "crescent of the Maghrib".[1] He went on the hajj in 1767-1768 and studied in Medina with Mohammed ibn Abdel Karim al-Samman (1718–1775), founder of the Sammaniyya branch[2] of the Khalwatiyya and in Cairo with the Indian scholar Mohammed Murtada al-Zabidi (d. 1791). In Cairo he also taught the Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas at the Al-Azhar. Ibn Suda was appointed by the sultan in 1788 to reform the curriculum at the Qarawiyin University of Fez, where he was installed as mufti and shaykh al-jamaa. Ibn Suda is also well known as the author of a commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari[3] and as the teacher of Ahmed ibn Idris.

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Mohammed al-Tawudi ibn Suda
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Born1700
Died1795
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
CreedMaliki
Main interest(s)Islamic jurisprudence, Hadith, Sufism
Notable work(s)Commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari
Alma materAl-Azhar University
OccupationScholar, Mufti, Shaykh al-Jamaa
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Influenced by
  • Mohammed ibn Abdel Karim al-Samman, Mohammed Murtada al-Zabidi
Influenced
  • Ahmed ibn Idris
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