Muhammad al-Idrisi

Muhammad al-Idrisi محمد الإدريسي

Full Name: Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti.

Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي

Other Names: Dreses, al-Idrisi

Born: 1100 AD.

Died: 1165 AD.

Origin: Ceuta, Almoravid dynasty, present-day Spain.

Famous for: Geographer and Cartographer .

Contributions:

Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced medieval world maps.

Kitab nuzhat al-mushtaq fi’khtiraq al-‘afaq.

Articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Sahl_%27Isa_ibn_Yahya_al-Masihi

 

Books attributed to al-Idrisi