El proceso de Ibn al-Jaṭīb. Apéndice: Epístola de al-Bunnāhī a Lisān al-dīn

Abstract

The trial of Ibn al-Khaṭīb has left its mark on history because of the personality of the accused. Most scholars in the past have thought that his accusation and subsequent trial on religious grounds were no more than excuses intended to bring about his death, as a trial for high treason would, for various reasons, not have been possible. For this he had to be accused of crimes against religion as this was the only sure way of mounting a successful case against him. The accusations analysed here are taken from a variety of sources including Al-Marqaba al- 'ulyā and the works of al-Maqqarī, some of which have not been translated before. We notice procedural irregularities in the course of the trial, but both in Granada and in Fez the focus is on the zindīq who is finally condemned to death.