Abd al-Wahhab Adarrak
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Abu Mohammed Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad Adarrak (ca. 1666 – 1746) was a well-known physician and poet from Fes
, Morocco. He wrote a qasida
in honour of the saints in Fas
and works on medicine o.a. a commentary on the Nushat of al-Antaki, a work on small-pox and one on syphilis
. Adarrak also worked as a court-physician for Moulay Ismael
.
He was a descendant of a Berber family which left southern Morocco for Fes in the 17th century. The Adarrak family produced many physicians and scientists.
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
, Morocco. He wrote a qasida
Qasida
The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...
in honour of the saints in Fas
Fas
Fas can mean the following:* Fas receptor, an important cell surface receptor protein of the TNF receptor family known also as CD95, that induces apoptosis on binding Fas ligand.* Fes, Morocco, the third largest city in Morocco, as an alternate spelling...
and works on medicine o.a. a commentary on the Nushat of al-Antaki, a work on small-pox and one on syphilis
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...
. Adarrak also worked as a court-physician for Moulay Ismael
Ismail Ibn Sharif
Moulay Ismaïl Ibn Sharif was the second ruler of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty. Like others of the dynasty, Ismaïl claimed to be a descendant of Muhammad through his roots to Hassan ibn Ali...
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He was a descendant of a Berber family which left southern Morocco for Fes in the 17th century. The Adarrak family produced many physicians and scientists.