Abd al-Quddus al-Ansari | |
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 Al-Ansari, 1960s | |
| Native name | عبد القدوس الأنصاري |
| Born | c. 12 February 1907 Medina, Hejaz vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 April 1983 (aged 76) Jedda, Saudi Arabia |
| Resting place | Jannat al-Mu'alla |
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| Language | Arabic |
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| Years active | 1928–1983 |
| Notable works | The Twins (1930) |
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Abd al-Quddus al-Ansari (Arabic: عبد القدوس الأنصاري, romanized: ʿAbd al-Quddūs al-Anṣārī; c. 12 February 1907 – 5 April 1983) was a Saudi Arabian historian, journalist and writer, born and raised in Medina under Ottoman and Hashemite rule into a Khazraji family. Employed by local government just after graduation from a local madrasah in 1928, he held several official positions from 1928 to 1954. A self-taught historian and archaeologist,[1] he was the author of works about the history of Medina and wrote about various topics of his region, the Hejaz. In 1937, he founded “Al-Manhal” monthly magazine.[2] He also wrote literary works like The Twins (1930), the first Hejazi-Saudi novel, but his many professional activities prevented him from writing more than one novel.[3][4][5] He died at the age of 76 in Mecca due to an incurable disease and was buried in Al-Mu'alla Cemetery.
- ^ Exell, Karen; Wakefield, Sarina (2016). Museums in Arabia Transnational Practices and Regional Processes. Abingdon: Taylor Francis. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-317-09277-3. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Chanfi (2016). West African ʿulamāʾ and Salafism in Mecca and Medina Jawāb Al-Ifrῑqῑ - The Response of the African. Leiden: Brill. p. 43. ISBN 9789004291942. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Hussein 1994, p. 260.
- ^ Hussein 1994, p. 282.
- ^ Ibn Silm 1992, p. 33.