Abu Hamid al-Gharnati

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (1080–1170) was a writer, traveler and geographer.

Also recorded as Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm Ibn Abī al-Rabīʻ; Ibn Abī al-Rabīʻ, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm, 1080 or 1081-1169 or 1170.

Overview

Born at Granada in 1080, died at Damascus in 1170.

In detail

the recorded working language is Arabic.

The field of work recorded is fiqh and travel.

Sources

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    “Abu Hamid al-Gharnati”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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