Abu Mansur al-Tha'alibi

Abu Nasr Maqdisi, oo loo yaqaanay Al-Maqdisi, wuxuu ahaa aqoonyahan Muslim ah oo caan ku ah cilmiga juqraafiga iyo safarka. Wuxuu si weyn u safray, isagoo booqday dalal badan oo ka tirsan dunida Islaamka, isagoo diiwaangeliyay waayo-aragnimadiisa iyo aragtiyaha uu ka helay bulshooyinka kala duwan ee uu la kulmay. Waxa uu qoray 'Ahsan al-Taqasim fi Ma'rifat al-Aqalim' oo ah buug muhiim ah oo ku saabsan juquraafi, bulsho, dhaqan iyo dhaqaalaha gobollada kala duwan ee uu booqday.