Al-Musabbihi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Al-Musabbihi

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-0977

Place of Birth: Fustat, Egypt

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: historian, official

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Al-Amir al-Mukhtar ?Izz al-Mulk Abu ?Abd Allah Mu?ammad ibn Abi?l Qasim ?Ubayd Allah ibn A?mad ibn Isma?il ibn ?Abd al-Aziz al-?arrani al-Musabbi?i al-Katib, commonly known simply as al-Musabbihi (4 March 977 – April/May 1030), was a Fatimid historian, writer and administrative official.
He is known to have authored some 40,000 pages of manuscripts dealing with an array of topics, including history, psychology, law, grammar, sexology and cooking.
Akhbar Mi?r, a contemporary chronicle of Egyptian history and news, was among al-Musabbihi's well-known works.
However, like the vast majority of al-Musabbihi's works, only fragments of Akhbar Mi?r survived; most of his writings disappeared not long after his death.
Al-Musabbihi was a devout Sunni Muslim born in Fustat, where he lived most of his life and died.
He was known to be loyal to the Fatimid government and maintained particularly close ties with Caliph al-Hakim (r.
996–1021).
Early in his career, he served in the Fatimid military and was made a provincial governor in Upper Egypt before becoming a leading figure in the Fatimids' central administration in Cairo.