Ali al-Masudi
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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Masudi (أبو الحسن ، علي بن الحسين المسعودي) (?, Baghdad , Iraq - 956, Cairo, Egypt), was an Arab historian, geographer and philosopher. Born in Baghdad, he traveled to Spain, Russia, India, Sri Lanka and China and spent his last years in Syria and Egypt.
He was a Mutazilite and a descendant of Abdallah Ibn Masud, a companion of the Prophet Muhammed. His Muruj al-Dhahab wa-Ma'adin al-Jawahir (مروج الذهب ومعادن الجواهر) (Meadows of Gold and Mines of Jewels), written in 943 CE, is a compilation of his travel observations and studies. It embraces social and literary history, discussions of religions and geographic descriptions.
He also wrote the Al-Tanbih wa-l-Ashraf (التنبیه والاشراف).
One of his descendants who are still alive is Dr. Abdulaziz Almsaodi, the author of: Alzubairy and the issue of Hizb Allah in Yemen.
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