Abū Sa‘īd (or Abū Sa‘d) Mansūr b. al-Husayn al-Ābī is known as a literary and political figure of the late tenth — early eleventh century. In describing al-Ābīs native city in his Geographical Dictionary, Yāqūt provides in passing some valuable information about him; it is virtually all that has come down to us...
The Annual IOM Academic Session “The Written Heritage of the Orient as the Basis for Classical Tradition of Oriental Studies” will be held on December 1–3, 2025. The program is now available.