ʿAbd al-Malik b. Ḥabīb (d. 852/853) was one of the great intellectual pioneers of Al-Andalus. The son of a family that worked in the perfume trade, he distinguished himself as a Maliki legal expert, but also as a physician, historian, astronomer and poet, becoming one of the first polymaths in Al-Andalus. After training with the leading faqihs of Cordoba, he traveled to the East to further his studies and make the pilgrimage to Mecca. Upon his return, he became an advisor to Emir ʿAbd al-Raḥmān II, participating in the legal debates that marked the early development of Andalusian Islam. His most influential work, the Wāḍiḥa, was quoted and copied for centuries, even long after the disappearance of Al-Andalus. In addition to his legal work, Ibn Ḥabīb wrote the first known medical treatise by an Andalusian author, compiled stories, dealt with ascetic and eschatological topics, and showed a deep interest in astronomy. His anecdotes, poems and legal decisions reveal a curious, independent, very cultured personality. Today he is remembered as a key figure in the intellectual formation of Al-Andalus, a versatile scholar whose legacy was passed down for generations. 

With a degree in Arabic Philology earned at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2008, she received her PhD in Arabic and Andalusi Studies in 2014, specializing in the intellectual history of the medieval Islamic West and, in particular, the jurisprudence of Al-Andalus, addressing issues related to trade and economics, as well as the interactions between different religious communities. She has had several books and articles published on all of these topics. 

She has worked at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at different times, thanks to various pre- and post-doctoral contracts and fellowships, in addition to the University of Copenhagen, where she was a post-doctoral researcher for four years and studied the presence of works from Al-Andalus in Ethiopian manuscripts. She has taken part in seven research projects, five of them international, and is currently a professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, as well as heading a research group on Christians and Muslims in Medieval Spain.