Al-Balawī

For other people with similar names, see Al-Balawi (surname).

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmayr Maḥfūẓ al-Madini al-Balawī (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله بن محمد بن عمير بن محفوظ المديني البلوي), commonly known as al-Balawī (Arabic: البلوي), was an Egyptian Arab historian of the 10th century (4th century AH).[1] He belonged to the Arab tribe of Bali, a branch of Quda'a.[2]

References

  1. ^ Anne Stancu (2010). "al-Balawī". In Dunphy, Graeme (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Leiden: Brill. p. 140. ISBN 90-04-18464-3.
  2. ^ Shayyal, G. E. (2012-04-24). "al-Balawī". Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.


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