Al-Zuhri

For the hadith scholar Al-Zuhri see Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri.

Mohammed Ibn Abu Bakr al-Zuhri of Granada (fl. 1130s-50s) 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 Bagdad (d. 456/1068) Al-Zuhri died between 1154 and 1161.

References

• 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 [1] (retrieved November 26, 2008)