Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri

{{Short description|Geographer}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri

| native_name = محمد بن أبي بكر الزهري

| birth_date = 12th century

| birth_place = Granada, Al-Andalus

| death_date = Between 1154 and 1161

| occupation = Geographer

| notable_works = Kitāb al-Jughrāfiyya (Book of Geography)

}}

Muḥammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri ({{Langx|ar|محمد بن أبي بكر الزهري}}) of Granada (fl. 1130s–1150s) was a geographer. He was the writer of a notable work, {{transl|ar|Kitāb al-Jughrāfiyya}} (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).S. M. Imamuddin, Muslim Spain 711-1492 A.D., p. 159 He belonged to the Arab tribe of Banu Zuhrah.{{Cite web|title=The Historical Narrative Authored by Al-Zuhry in his Book Geography|url=https://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=124728|last=Husain|first=Wassan Ibraheem|publisher=Baghdad University, History Department|page=694|language=ar|quote=Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Al-Zuhri From the tribe of Banu Zahra ibn Kulab That camped around Mecca}} Al-Zuhri died between 1154 and 1161.

References

  • Miquel Barceló, "Comentaris 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