अल-मसूदी
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-Masʿūdī was a 10th-century Arab historian, geographer, and traveler who wrote over twenty influential works covering history, geography, theology, and philosophy. His most famous book, *The Meadows of Gold*, blends universal history with geography and social commentary, earning him comparison to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus for his wide-ranging curiosity and influence on how knowledge was recorded in the Islamic world.
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