Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Azraq al-Fāriqī (Arabic: أحمد بن يوسف بن الأزرق الفارقي; c. 1116 – c. 1176) was a chronicler from Mayyafariqin, present-day Silvan.
[3] Early in his life, ibn al-Azraq was a trading agent for the Artuqid ruler Husam al-Din Timurtash, son of Ilghazi.
During one of his stays in Baghdad, c. 1140, he was educated by leading Muslim scholars for six months.
[2][4] In his works, ibn al-Azraq specifically mentions the Christian king's benevolent treatment of Muslims.
[5] He was again in the Kingdom of Georgia in 1162 or 1163, before becoming mutaqalli ishraf al-waqf, that is, custodian of waqf (charitable endowment), in Mayyafariqin in 1166 or 1167.