Shihab al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Sālim ibn ʿUthmān most commonly known as Arab Faqīh was an Arab writer of the chronicle "Futuh al-Habasha", a first hand account of the Ethiopian-Adal war in the sixteenth century. [1]
Arab Faqih was a citizen of the Adal Sultanate. [2] He is believed to be of Yemeni descent according to most scholars. [3] [4] [5] However other historians such as Enrico Cerulli state he was possibly of Harari background. [6]
Arab Faqih is notable for writing the '"Futuh al-Habasha" which details the sixteenth century war between Adal and Abyssinia from the point of view of Harar residents. [7]