Background
He was born into a Berber family. El Majdoub was born in Tit, in Morocco, in 1506.
He was born into a Berber family. El Majdoub was born in Tit, in Morocco, in 1506.
Many lines of his poems are known throughout the Maghreb, and his work is the source of many proverbs (eg "doubt is the beginning of wisdom"). He mentions his birthplace and origins in many of his Quaterns. He memorized the entire Quran and the 10 different ways of recitation.
He lived during the rise of the Saadi dynasty in current day Morocco under the reign of Mohammed ash-Sheikh and Abdallah al-Ghalib.
This period also the period of the rise of the Othoman Empire in Algeria and Tunisia. El Majdoub died in 1568 in Fes, in current day Morocco.
His tomb is in Meknes, near gate Aissa, where later the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail was built. The tomb attracts many visitors every day.
