Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Maghīlī (d. 909/1503–4 or 911/1505) was the most prominent scholar of premodern West Africa. His influence extends to the present. He is primarily known for his persecution of Jews, his role as an Islamic reformer (mujaddid) , and his w…
