Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Ahdal
حسين بن عبد الرحمن الأهدل
c. 1378 CE · 779 AH – 1451 CE · 855 AH
The historian Badr al-Din Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Ahdal al-Husayni, a scholar of Yemen known for teaching and for works on history and biography, including 'Tuhfat al-Zaman fi Tarikh Sadat al-Yaman'.
At a glance
- Roles
- Historian · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Life in time
History-writing and social thought
Place in the story
- HistorianTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Ahdal al-Husayni, Abu Abd al-Rahman, known by the title Badr al-Din. A historian and scholar from among the scholars of Yemen. He was known for his learning, and people came to him to study. 1
His works
He wrote books on history and biography, among them "Tuhfat al-Zaman fi Tarikh Sadat al-Yaman". 1
The dates
He was born around 779 AH and died in 855 AH. The printed encyclopaedia gives 779 AH / 1387 CE, and the two dates do not match, so the Hijri year has been recorded and the Gregorian year derived from it. 1 This is one source; an additional source is needed.
People and things also explored
Disputing the count of raids and sariyas· Stopping the genealogy at Ma'add· Abd al-Jabbar al-Jumurd· Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti· Abd al-Rahman Badawi· Abu al-Arab al-Tamimi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad· Abu al-Khayr al-Armuni· Abu Bakr ibn Abi al-Qasim al-Ahdal
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.521
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Ahdal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/husayn-ibn-abd-al-rahman-al-ahdal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.