AbÅ« Muhammad al-Hasan al-HamdÄnÄ«
Abu Muhammad al -Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Ya'qub ibn Yusuf ibn Dawud ibn Sulayman al - Arhabi al - Bakili al - Hamdani (Arabic أبو محمد الحسن بن أحمد بن يعقوب بن يوسف بن داود بن سليمان الأرحبي البكيلي الهمداني, Abū Muḥammad DMG al - Ḥasan b Aḥmad ibn Ya ʿ qūb b Yūsuf b Dāwūd b Sulayman al - Arḥabī al - Bakili al - Hamdani, .. .. . born May 10, 893 in Sanaa, † 947 or later, ibid ), an author and one of the most important Muslim scholars of Yemen in the Middle Ages.
The biographies of al - Hamdani are hardly known, despite his extensive scientific work. He was born in Sana'a and evolved into a major scholar. Especially for the geography and history are his major works "Description of the Arabian Peninsula " and " The Diadem " ( about ancient cities in Yemen ) are important sources, even if they have remained only partially preserved. In addition, he authored books as a historian, poet and philologist, and was well versed in mining.
The life of al - Hamdani was firiden by the fighting between the Yu ʿ, embossed Ziyadiden and Zaydi. He was repeatedly drawn into their conflicts and During an arrest in Sanaa 947 or died later.