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Artists who fell for Morocco

Ibn Tufail

Author of the first philosophical novel, he served the Almohad caliph and recommended Ibn Rushd to him.

  • From: al-Andalus (Guadix, today Spain)
  • Their art: writer, philosopher
  • In Morocco: vizier and physician to the Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf
  • Made here or about here: Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (philosophical novel, 12th century)

Where in Morocco

  • Marrakech: the Almohad court (capital Marrakech)
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Tufail
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averroes

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