Zaynab Al Shahada was a famous 12th century calligrapher. Full Name: Zaynab Al Shahda daughter of Ahmed al-Abri. Arabic: زينب الشهداء Origin: Baghdad originally from Dinawar Born: 7th or 10th Century. Known for: Fiqh & hadiths, in addition to her calligraphy. She was highly praised and positioned, & was appointed as teacher of Yaqut, the…
Full Name: Sutayta al-Mahmali. Arabic: سطيتا المحملي Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born: 920 CE. Died: 987 CE. Famous for: Algebraist and legal scholar Contribution: She collaborated with Abu Kamilto to solve cubic type equation. She was an expert in hisab (arithmetics. Articles https://muslimwomenmathematicians.org/Sutayta%20Al-Mahamali%20Presentation.pdf https://www.muslimwomenyoushouldknow.com/sutayta-almahamali https://www.york.ac.uk/maths/about/equality-diversity-inclusion/celebrating-mathematicians/women-in-maths/ https://themuslimwomentimes.com/2021/08/24/honouring-sutayta-al-mahmali-the-great-mathematician-of-10th-century-baghdad/
Full Name: Al-ʻIjliyyah bint al-ʻIjliyy. Arabic: العجلية بنت العجلي Other Name: Mariam al-Asṭurlābiyya مريم الأسطرلابية Origin: Syria. Born: 10th Century. Famous for: Astronomer and Inventor. Contribution: Al-ʻIjliyyah manufactured astrolabes, an astronomical instrument. Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-%CA%BBIjliyyah https://www.baytalfann.com/post/mariam-astrulabi-muslim-woman-scientist-who-developed-the-arstrolabe https://aithor.com/essay-examples/mariam-al-asturlabi-al-ijliyas-contribution-in-astronomy
One of the greatest women in Islamic history is Fatima Bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiya, accredited as the founder of the oldest University in the world Masjid al-Qarawiyyin, pioneering the model of higher education that has been adopted across the world. Al-Qarawiyyin university has since provided hundreds of years of education on Islamic religious and legal…
Full Name: Abul-Hasan Kūshyār ibn Labbān ibn Bashahri Daylami. Arabic: کوشیار دیلمی Other Name: Kūshyār Daylami. Origin: Daylam, Iran. Born: 971 AD. Died: 1,029 AD. Famous for: Astronomer, Mathematician and Geographer Contribution: Improved values of the planetary apogees Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushyar_Gilani https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019ASPC..520..185B/abstract https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/860481
Full Name: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abi al-Said ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus ibn Abd al-‘Ala al-Sadafi al-Misri. Arabic: أبو الحسن علي أبي السعيد بن عبد الرحمن بن أحمد بن يونس بن عبد الأعلى الصدفي المصري Latin: Methilem. Origin: Fustat, Ikhshidid Emirate of Egypt, now Egypt. Born: 950 AD. Died: 1,009 AD. Famous for:…
Full Name: Abu al-Qasim Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti. Arabic: أبو القاسم مسلمة بن أحمد المجريطي Latin: Methilem. Origin: Madrid, Al-Andalus, now Spain. Born: 950 AD. Died: 1,007 AD. Famous for: Astronomer, Alchemist, Mathematician, Economist and Scholar. Contribution: Introduced and improved the astronomical tables of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Wrote a book on taxation and the…
Full Name: Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr al-Khujandi. Arabic: ابومحمود خجندی Origin: Khujand, now part of Tajikistan. Born: 940 AD. Died: 1,000AD. Famous for: Astronomer and Mathematician Contribution: Constructed the first huge mural sextant in 994 AD He determined the axial tilt to be 23°32’19” for the year 994 AD Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu-Mahmud_Khujandi https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abu-mahmud-hamid-ibn-al-khidr-al-khujandi https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/al-khujandi-ab
Full Name: Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni. Arabic: أبو ريحان محمد بن أحمد البيروني Origin: Kath, Khwarezm (modern-day Uzbekistan). Born: 973 AD. Dies: 1,050 AD. Famous for: “Father of Comparative Religion”, “Father of modern geodesy”, Founder of Indology and the first anthropologist. Contribution: 146 books written by al-Bīruni, 95 are devoted to astronomy, mathematics,…
Full Name: Abu Sahl Wayjan ibn Rustam al-Kuhi. Arabic: ابوسهل بیژن ابن رستم کوهی Origin: Kuh (or Quh), an area in Tabaristan Persia, Iran. Born: 940 AD. Dies: 1,000 AD. Famous for: Mathematician, Physicist and Astronomer. Contribution: Al-Quhi was the leader of the astronomers working in 988 AD at the observatory built by the Buwayhid amir…
