Ali al-Masudi
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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Masudi (أبو الحسن ، علي بن الحسين المسعودي) (Baghdad , Iraq , Cairo, Egypt), was an Arab historian, geographer and philosopher. Born in Baghdad, he traveled to Spain, Russia, India, Sri Lanka and China and spent his last years in Syria and Egypt.
He was a Mutazilite and a descendant of Abdallah Ibn Masud, a companion of the Prophet Muhammed. His Muruj al-Dhahab wa-Ma'adin al-Jawahir(مروج الذهب ومعادن الجواهر) (Meadows of Gold and Mines of Jewels), written in 943 CE (331 AH) , is a compilation of his travel observations and studies. It embraces social and literary history, discussions of religions and geographic descriptions. It also describes the journey of a Muslim navigator who sailed from Palos to the Americas in 889 CE (275 AH)[1]
He also wrote the Al-Tanbih wa-l-Ashraf (التنبیه والاشراف).
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[edit] References
- Abul Hasan Ali al-Masu'di
- [Deeper Roots: Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean from Before Columbus to the present - Dr Abdullah Hakim Quick ]
- al-Masudi Meadows of gold and mines of gems
- ↑ AGHA HAKIM, AL-MIRZA Riyaadh Al-Ulama(Arabic),Vol.2 P.386/Vol.4 P.175
