al-Masʿūdī المسعودي | |
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 Roof figure of al-Mas'udi, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna | |
| Born | 282–283 AH (896 AD) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | Jumada al-Thani, 345 AH (September, 956 AD) Cairo, Egypt |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | al-Shafi'i[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic golden age (Middle Abbasid era) |
| Main interests | History, geography, jurisprudence[2] |
| Notable works |
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al-Masʿūdī (full name Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Masʿūdī, أبو الحسن علي بن الحسين بن علي المسعودي), c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs".[3][4][5] A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic and universal), geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold (Murūj al-Dhahab) combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.[6]
- ^ According to Al-Subki al-Mas'udi was a student of ibn Surayj, the leading scholar of the Shafi'ite school. Al-Subki claimed he found al-Mas'udi's notes of ibn Surayj's lectures.
- ^ He mentions meeting a number of influential jurists and the work of others and indicates training in jurisprudence.
- ^ "Al Masudi". History of Islam. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ Ter-Ghevondyan, Aram N. (1965). Արաբական Ամիրայությունները Բագրատունյաց Հայաստանում (The Arab Emirates in Bagratuni Armenia) (in Armenian). Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Armenian Academy of Sciences. p. 15.
- ^ "Al-Masʿūdī". Britannica. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ John L. Esposito (ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford University Press (2004), p. 195