Ibn Majid, indeed, whose father and grandfather were pilots before him, is credited with a special work on the stars, forming part of a collection of pilot-books and sailing directions which he had compiled.
Ubn Majud, apho utata notatomkhulu yayingabaqhubi beenqanawa phambi kwakhe, yabulelwa ngomsebenzi ikakhulu ngenkwenkwezi edibana nenxenye yoqokelelo lwencwadi yokuqhuba nesikhombisi sokuthenga awassiqokelela.