Yusuf al-Warraq
Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq was an Andalusían historian and geographer.Life
He spent many years in Kairouan and returned to Cordoba during the reign of Caliph al-Hakam II.Works
Al-Warrāq wrote for al-Hakam II a series of historical and geographical works on North Africa, none of which have survived, although many fragments of his extensive production are preserved in al-Bakri’s, Book of Roads and Kingdoms one century later. From the extracts transcribed in al-Bakri’s work relying on al-Warraq one can conclude, that the latter was the first to mix geography and history. Any geographical subject is accompanied by its historical context and a detailed description.
