Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun
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Ibn Shakrun or Abu Mohammed Abd al-Kadir ibn al-Arabi al-Munabbahi al-Madaghri ibn Shakrun al-Miknasi (died after 1727/8) was a Moroccan physician and poet and contemporary of Moulay Ismael. He wrote a commentary on a book of grammar, works of poetry and an urjuza (verse composition) on dietetics, hygiene and therapies, Al-Urjuza al-Shaqruniyya fi ilm al-tibb known as simply Shakruniyya, which has remained a well-known work in Morocco for considerable time. He is also the author of a risala
Risala
Risāla means "message" in Arabic. It is also an Islamic term that has a broader meaning.- Islamic term :The Message is sometimes a way to refer to Islam. In the Islamic context, ar-Risāla means scriptures revealed from God through a Messenger to the people...

 titled al-Nafha al-wardiyya fi l'-ushba al-kindiyya on sasparilla and the treatment of 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...

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He is not be confused with Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun al-Fasi (died 1801 or 1804), a religious scholar from Fes
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....

, who played an active role in the accession of Mulay Slimane
Slimane of Morocco
Mulay Slimane or Suleiman was the Sultan of Morocco from 1792 to 1822. Slimane was one of five sons of Mohammed III who fought a civil war for control of the kingdom. Slimane emerged victorious in 1795, and the country remained largely passive for the subsequent decades of his rule...

as a member of the so-called ahl al-hadith group.
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