Siraj Al-Din Ibn Al-Wardi (The Grandson)
Siraj Al-Din Ibn Al-Wardi (The Grandson) (1): Siraj Al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Bin Al-Muthaffar Bin Al-Wardi of Al-Ma’arra and Aleppo was from the tribe of Quraysh and a descendant of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq. Ibn Al-Wardi (the grandson) was a scholar of agriculture and geography and authored a book called Manafi’ Al-Nabat wa Thimar wa Al-Buqul wa Al-Fawakih. He also wrote a book called Fara’id wa Fawa’id. His most famous work was Kharidat Al-‘Aja’ib wa Faridat Al-Ghara’ib, but this book was mistakenly attributed to his grandfather, Judge Umar Bin Al-Wardi.
Siraj Al-Din Ibn Al-Wardi died in 861 AH (1457 AD). Some reports place his death in 852 AH (1447 AD), but 861 is more likely.
Source: Kitab Al-Sulala Al-Bakria As-Siddiqia – Part II, by Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri
Date of Publication
1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD
(1) Kharidat Al-‘Aja’ib wa Faridat Al-Ghara’ib 1/ 7