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Al-Masʿūdī

Also found as Mas'udi · Masʿudi

Historical and geographical writing drawing on travel and a broad range of intellectual traditions.

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Lost Islamic History

Firas Alkhateeb

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Printed p. 84 PDF p. 100Reading page

“…mid-tenth century , the great geographer and historian al-Mas‘udi wrote of a voyage from Muslim Iberia in 889 that sailed west from the port of Delba—the same port from which Columbus would sail—for…”

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1001 Inventions

Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani

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Printed p. 19 PDF p. 22Reading page

“…entertainment, these Muslim charitable foundations helped promote trade. Al-Masudi, a tenth-century Muslim geographer, traveler, and historian, recorded a boom in Actor Ben Kingsley plays a mysterious librarian in an award-winning short film titled…”

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Printed p. 111 PDF p. 114Reading page

“…turned into products like baskets and floor coverings. Al-Masudi, a tenth-century Muslim traveler and historian, wrote about the introduction of orange and citron trees: "The orange tree, shajar al-nar anj, and the citron…”

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Printed p. 128 PDF p. 131Reading page

“…fi.rst in the Persian province of Sistan, and Al-Masudi, an Arab geographer who lived in the tenth centu ry, described the region as a "country of wind and sand." He also wrote, "[A]…”

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Printed p. 316 PDF p. 319Biographical entry

“…astronomer and mathematician. (85-165 CE.); Alexandria, Egypt; geographer Al-Masudi, Abu l-Hassan Ali ibn al- Hussain (871- and astronomer. 957); Baghdad, Iraq; explorer, geogr apher , and Qalawun, Saif ad-Din al-Alfi al-Mansur (1222- historian.…”

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