Nur ed-Din al-Musafir

Nur ed-Din al-Musafir was a perhaps Persian explorer of the 12th century who traveled in Asia, Africa and Europe and wrote manuscripts of his travels.

According to a rare manuscript in Persian, al-Musafir described a visit to Cordoba and his meeting with a man who claimed to had seen the cup of "Isa". He saw it near the source of a river which he reached after traveling south from an oasis

Muhammad Ali al-Jawf was a scholar who studied al-Musafir's writings and also shared this important information with Henry Jones.

Behind the scenes
Nur al-Din is an Arabic name meaning "light of religion". Al-Musafir means "the traveler", a convenient name for an explorer.

Al-Musafir is mentioned only in two entries of the Grail Diary. His nationality is not revealed; his manuscript is mentioned to be "Persian" but it is not known if it was his native language.