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Al-Mas'udi

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Al-Mas'udi

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Also known as Al-Mas'ûdî, Al-Masʿūdī, Al-Mas'ūdī, al-Masudi, Abu-l-Ḥasan ʻAli ibn al-Ḥusajn Al-Masʻûdi

al-Masʿūdī (full name , ), –956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". 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 () combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.

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Al-Mas'udi was a male geographer, historian, and writer who lived during the Islamic Golden Age. He was a citizen of the Abbasid Caliphate and practiced Shia Islam. He wrote in Arabic and was a student of Niftawayh. His notable work is titled The Meadows of Gold.

He was born in Baghdad in 0896 and died in El-Fustat in 0957. His name in his native language is أبو الحسن علي المسعودي. He is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is related to Abdullah ibn Masud.

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Roof figure of al-Mas'udi, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
Academic.era
Islamic Golden Age (Middle Abbasid era)
Academic.name
al-Masʿūdī
Academic.birth_date
282–283 AH(896 AD)Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Academic.death_date
Jumada al-Thani, 345 AH(September, 956 AD)Cairo, Egypt
Academic.main_interests
History, geography, jurisprudence
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al-Shafi'i

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate
Place of birth
Baghdad
Place of death
El-Fustat
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Arabic
Native language
Arabic
Religion
Shia Islam
Student of
Niftawayh
Field of work
geography
Image
Al-Masʿūdī, Sayr mulhimah min al-Sharq wa-al-Gharb.png
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date of birth
0896-01-01
name in native language
أبو الحسن علي المسعودي
Commons category
Al-Masudi
relative
Abdullah ibn Masud
time period
Islamic Golden Age
date of death
0957-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Birth, travels and literary output
  • al-Masʿudi's intellectual environment
  • Travels in lands beyond Islam
  • al-Masʿudi and the Abbasids
  • Works
  • Reception
  • Religious influences
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Further reading
  • External links

al-Masʿūdī (full name , ), –956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". 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 () combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.

==Birth, travels and literary output==

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