al-Diyārbakrī, al-Ḥusayn - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Diyārbakrī (fl. tenth/sixteenth century) was a Ḥanafī qāḍī (judge) in Mecca and author of three known works, which include a historical compendium, a work on the measurement of the Kaʿba, and a manual for pilgrims. It is clear from his name that his family originated from Diyār Bakr. Very little else is known about him. The earliest mention of his history compilation entitled al-Khamīs fī aḥwāl anfas nafīs appears in al-Fawāʾid al-saniyya by al-Quṭb al-Nahrawālī (d.