Aḥmad al-Nāṣirī al-Salāwī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Bennison, Amira K.
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Aḥmad b. Khālid al-Nāṣirī al-Salāwī (1835-97) was author of Morocco's first national history. He was born in the town of Salé, Morocco, on the Atlantic coast. He came from a family of shurafāʾ who were also shaykh s of the local Nāṣiriyya lodge. He received a traditional Islamic education in Salé and began a career that combined service in the local judiciary with teaching. In 1875 he entered the service of the Makhzan, Morocco's central government, a decision that greatly broadened his horizons. For the