Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Masudi (died 956) was an Arab historian and one of the most versatile and original authors in the age of efflorescence of Moslem civilization. Al-Masudi was born in Baghdad, a descendant of Abd Allah ibn Masud, a prominent...

Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali al-Mas‘udi Born c. 895, Baghdad, present-day Iraq Died 957, Egypt Al-Mas‘udi’s accounts of his travels provide valuable information about the geography, history, and local customs of the places he visited. A man...

895-956 Arab Historian and Geographer A pioneer of scientific geography, al-Mas'udi traveled throughout the Muslim world in the course of writing several books, the most notable of which is known as The Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems. Admired...

c. 956 A geographer and historian who traveled widely for most of his life, to see the wonders of the world and to gain direct experience through observation. He wrote at least 37 works on history, geography, jurisprudence, theology, genealogy,...

The ranks of Arab writers, foremost among the medieval world's geographers, are full of adventurers who wrote about their journeys in travel memoirs. Works such as the Rihla of Ibn Battuta combine travelogue with analysis of local...

Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn íbn Ali al-Mas'udi (transl: Abu al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Masʿūdī) (born c. 896, Baghdad, Iraq died September 956, Cairo, Egypt), was an Arab historian and geographer, known as the “Herodotus of...

The present paper examines the Futuh al-sham (Conquests of Syria) attributed to Abu [Isma.sup.[subset]]il al-Azdi, in an attempt to establish its authenticity, date, and provenance. Several historical sources confirm the authorship of this work and demonstrate that al-Azdi's reporting reflects little religious or...

9004148299 Early Islam between myth and history; Al-Hasan al-Basri (d. 110H/728CE) and the formation on his legacy in classical Islamic scholarship. Mourad, Suleiman Ali. Brill Academic Publishers 2006 338 pages $174.00 Hardcover Islamic philosophy, theology...