Al-Maqdisi
Shams al-Din Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr (Arabic: شَمْس ٱلدِّيْن أَبُو عَبْد ٱلله مُحَمَّد ابْن أَحْمَد ابْن أَبِي بَكْر, romanized: Shams al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr; c. 945/946 – 991), commonly known by the nisba al-Maqdisi (Arabic: ٱلْمَقْدِسِي, romanized: al-Maqdisī) or al-Muqaddasī (Arabic: ٱلْمُقَدَّسِي) was a medieval Arab geographer, author of Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fī maʿrifat al-aqālīm (The Best Divisions in the Knowledge of the Regions), as well as author of the book, Description of Syria (Including Palestine).
Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Shams al-Dīn Al-Maqdisī مُحَمَّد ابْن أَحْمَد شَمْس ٱلدِّيْن ٱلْمَقْدِسِي | |
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| Born | c. 945/946 CE |
| Died | 991 CE |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Al-Balkhi |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| School or tradition | Balkhi school |
| Main interests | Islamic geography |
| Notable works | The Best Divisions in the Knowledge of the Regions |
Al-Maqdisi is one of the earliest known historical figures to self-identify as a Palestinian during his travels.
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