Al-Zuhri
For the hadith scholar Al-Zuhri see Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri.
Mohammed Ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri of Granada (fl. 1130s–1150s) was a geographer. He was the writer of a notable work, Kitab al-Jaghrafiyya (Book of Geography). Al-Zuhri was able to use the writings of the geographers of the reign of Caliph Al-Ma'mun of Baghdad (d. 456/1068).[1] Al-Zuhri died between 1154 and 1161.
References
- ↑ S. M. Imamuddin, Muslim Spain 711-1492 A.D., p. 159
- M. Barceló, "Commentaris a un text sobre Mallorca del geògraf al-Zuhri", Mayurqa, Vol. 14, 1975, pp. 155–165
- George Sarton, Introduction to the History of Science, 1931, page 130
External links
- Climate zones of Al-Zuhri (Archived 2009-10-24). (Retrieved November 26, 2008.)
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