Abu al-Khattab al-Ma'afiri () was an Yameni Ibadi Muslim scholar and the first Imam of ibadis in Djbel Nafusa.
Life
His full name is Abd al-A'la ibn al-Samh ibn Ubayd al-Ma'afiri al-Himyari al-Yemeni. His birth date is unknown.
He learned Ibadite principles from his teacher, Abu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima, in Basra (in present-day Iraq).
See also
Abbasid conquest of Ifriqiya
Abu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima
Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam
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