Muhammad bin Nasser Al-Aboudi, (1345 AH / 1926 AD - died 2 Dhu al-Hijjah 1443 AH / 1 July 2022 AD) was a Saudi writer, author and traveller, born in the city of Buraidah, and received his initial education there. Then he worked as a teacher and then director of the Scientific Institute in Buraidah. He also served as the Director and Secretary General of the Islamic University of Madinah for thirteen years. He held the position of Assistant Secretary-General of the Muslim World League. His work in the League and before that at the Islamic University in Medina as its Secretary-General allowed him to visit most parts of the world. His numerous observations and insights resulted in more than one hundred and sixty books on travel literature, thus achieving a record number in Arab travel books. He was awarded the Medal of Merit in Literature in the year 1394 AH, 1974 AD.
Muhammad bin Nasser bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Karim bin Abdullah bin Aboud bin Muhammad bin Salem Al Salem was born in 1345 AH on the last day of Rabi` al-Thani of Jumada al-Ula. He was educated in the city of Buraidah in one of the schools, then in the government school, then at the hands of many sheikhs, and from whom his first sheikh benefited, Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Humaid, and Sheikh Omar bin Muhammad bin Salim and Sheikh Saleh bin Ahmed Al-Khuraisi, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdul Rahman Al-Sakiti, and many others.
Writings
Although al-Aboudi's education was a religious education in the field of Islamic law. However, most of his books were literary, and the bulk of them are in the field of travel literature, as he is considered one of the pioneers in this field in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the other part of his works are in the field of the Arabic language. The number of his printed books has reached approximately 128 books, and he has about 100 books. Another is still in manuscript awaiting printing, and he has 125 books on trips, 15 books on advocacy, and 15 books on literature and language.
In travel literature
In other fields
Genealogy
The Dictionary of Osr Al-Qassim, which is a large travel book that includes a group of books, including:
Dictionary of the families of Buraidah in twenty-three volumes. Unaizah Families Dictionary. Dictionary of families north of Qassim. Dictionary of families south of Qassim. Dictionary of families east of Al-Qassim. Dictionary of families west of Qassim.
In Arabic
Book of ruled words. The book of extraneous words in our vernacular language. A Dictionary of Eloquent Origins of Common Words (which is in 13 volumes). Dictionary of religion and religiosity in the language of the public. Dictionary of hunting and hunting for the general public.
He also has other books, In addition to this, Al-Aboudi's interest in slang words and popular proverbs, and an attempt to link them to the classical Arabic language by returning the words to their origins through comparison, and his writings in this aspect:
Colloquial Proverbs in Najd (5 volumes from the publications of Dar Al Yamamah and Darat King Abdulaziz) Words That Died (Two Volumes, King Abdulaziz House) Dictionary of Extraneous Words (two volumes, King Abdulaziz Public Library) A Dictionary of Eloquent Origins of Common Words (13 volumes, King Abdul Aziz Public Library). The Palm Dictionary in the Folk Tradition