Abu'l-Fadl ibn al-Amid
Abu 'l-Fadl Muhammad ibn Abi Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Katib, commonly known after his father as Ibn al-'Amid (died 970) was a
Biography
Abu 'l-Fadl was from a low-class family.
Abu 'l-Fadl is first mentioned in 940, when the Buyid ruler Rukn al-Dawla, who greatly favored him, appointed him as his vizier. In 948, Abu 'l-Fadl served as the tutor of Rukn al-Dawla's son
In 966, Abu 'l-Fadl was wounded during an invasion by
Work
Abu 'l-Fadl enjoyed an excellent reputation as a scholar and became the centre of a literary circle. Amongst his outstanding contributions to science is his book entitled "Building Cities" in which he describes building methods and construction planning. The book exists as an original manuscript in one of the Arabic and Islamic libraries in Istanbul, Turkey.
References
- ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.
- ^ a b c Kennedy 2004, p. 230.
- ^ a b Cahen 1971.
- ^ Donohue 2003, pp. 68–69.
- ^ a b Bosworth 2002.
- ^ a b Zetterstéen 1987, p. 360.
- ^ Madelung 1975, p. 236.
- ^ Bosworth 1975, p. 269.
Sources
- ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2002). "MESKAVAYH, ABU ʿALI AḤMAD". Encyclopaedia Iranica. London et al.: C. Edmund Bosworth.
- OCLC 495469525.
- Donohue, John J. (2003). The Buwayhid Dynasty in Iraq 334 H./945 to 403 H./1012: Shaping Institutions for the Future. Leiden and Boston: Brill. ISBN 90-04-12860-3.
- ISBN 978-0-582-40525-7.
- ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- ISBN 90-04-09789-9.
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