Sheikh Rashid bin Fadhel bin Saif bin Fadel bin Mohammed bin Muqbel bin Jumah bin Saif Al Bin Ali (, born in 1877 in Al Hidd, Muharraq Island, Bahrain, died in 1960 on Darin Island, Saudi Arabia) was a Bahraini author, sailor, and poet who belonged to the Al Bin Ali dynasty of the eastern Gulf. He was born in Al Hidd and received his elementary education there before studying fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and linguistics with a Moroccan scholar in Medina. At the age of seventeen, he became a sea captain, and he eventually wrote the famed çÃÂÃÂçÃÂÃÂé: àìçñàçÃÂÃÂïçÃÂé (âÂÂNayla: The Path of GuidanceâÂÂ), a widely consulted guide for early 20th-century sailors in the Persian Gulf. A notable poet, he was famous for his classical approach to writing history as well, including the seminal àìàÃÂù çÃÂÃÂöçæà(âÂÂCollection of VirtuesâÂÂ), a study of the lineage and history of the local tribes. The last-named book relied on such erudite sources as Al-ÿIqd al-Farëd, the diary of Ibn Hisham, óèçæàçÃÂðÃÂè (âÂÂGold BullionâÂÂ), Al-DamriâÂÂs ÃÂÃÂçé çÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂçà(âÂÂLife of AnimalsâÂÂ), and Abu l-Hasan al-BakriâÂÂs ÃÂêÃÂààÃÂé (âÂÂConquest of MeccaâÂÂ).