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Abdüllatîf al-Baghdadi, referred to among the greatest philosophers and scientists of the Middle Ages, primarily in the medical field, is a scientist who has lived 69 years in a humble way with scientific activities and travel. The most famous work of the universe known in the West and the Islamic world, known for its countless books on nature history, philosophy, logic, history, mathematics, linguistics, divinity, fiction and many other fields, is the Book of El-Ifade and El-Itibâr. Abdu'l-Baghdadi, who lived in Egypt between 596-598 (1199-1202) in the time of the Eyyubî dynasty, is small but very rich in terms of volume, and this work gives very valuable information about the geographical, topographical, social and economic situation of Egypt in that period. In the study, one of the greatest intellectuals of the time, the author, based on the scientific principles and his clients, will be discussed and evaluated the various and interesting information he mentioned about the ships, the river of the Nile and the island of Ravza, which was established in Mikyâsü'n-Nil [Nilometer].

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ʻAbd al-Latīf al-Baghdādi was an author mentioned among the greatest philosophers and scientists of the Middle Ages particularly in the field of medicine who lived to the age of 69, a lifetime full of scientific activities and travels. Known for his numerous books on natural history, philosophy, logic, history, mathematics, linguistics, theology, fiqh, and many other subjects, the scholar is most famous for his work Kitāb al-Ifādah wa’l-Iʻtibār in the West and in the Islamic world. This small-in-volume but highly comprehensive-in-content work written by ʻAbd al-Latīf al-Baghdādi, who lived in Egypt between 596-598 (1199-1202) during the Ayyūbid dynasty, gives valuable information about the geographical, topographical, social, and economic situation of Egypt at the time. The present study dwells on and evaluates various interesting information about ships, the Nile River and the Miqyās al-Nil [the Nilometer] established on Rawḍa Island given by the author, one of the most prominent intellectuals of his time, in his said work he wrote using a grandiloquent language and based on scientific principles and his own observations.