By: FSTC Limited, Fri 09 January, 2009 A notable fact that should be remembered when we talk about the different areas of knowledge in Muslim heritage—and which should be emphasised in these troubled days marked by the tragic situation in the Middle East—, is that until the middle of the 20th century, Palestine was an integral part of the Muslim world. The contributions of Palestinians, men and women, to Islamic civilization are so numerous that it is impossible to count and describe them briefly. The following article is an outline the life and work of the Palestinian geographer Al-Muqaddasi (10th century), an early and most original geographer.
