Baghdad

The author of this book is Abu Al -Fadl, Ahmed bin Tayfour, Al -Khurasani, the origin, known to the ancients as Ibn Abi Taher, because his father Tayfour was in Abu Taher. , The multiple classification and authorship, known as intelligence and the quality of the statement, and to this was beautiful and cute morals. He was born in Baghdad at the time of Al -Maamoun Al -Abbasi, Baghdad, coming from Khorasan. He received knowledge and the narration on the imams of his time, especially Omar bin Qalibi al -Rawiya al -Muaddi, and his son Ubayd Allah narrated about him, so his father''s approach to classification and authorship was worked. Translate him in displaying detailed information about his life and travel. Ahmed bin Tayfour''s attention went to history and poetry, until his books reached forty -eight books, the most important of which is "The History of Baghdad", which is one of the oldest things written about the city of peace. He reached the last days of the caliph al -Muhtadi, then his son Obaidullah increased the news of the accredited, the opposite, the sufficient, and the able. Ahmed bin Tayfour died in Baghdad and was buried in the cemeteries of Bab al -Sham.