Contribution of Muslims in the field of Astronomy and all related sciences.
al-Urdi was one of the major figures of Islamic astronomy in the 13th century, developing new and highly sophisticated planetary theories as well as invention of many astronomical instruments. Full Name: Moayad Al-Din Al-Urdi Al-Amiri Al-Dimashqi. Other Names: Mu’ayyad al-Din al-Urdi Arabic: مؤيد الدين العرضي العامري الدمشقي Born: 1200 AD. Died: 1266 AD. Origin: al‐Urd,…
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi is often considered the creator of trigonometry as a mathematical discipline in its own right.. Full Name: Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi. Other Names: Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Arabic: نصیر الدین الطوسی Born: 1201 AD. Died: 1274 AD. Origin: Tus, Khurasan, Khwarazmid Empire. Famous for: Architect, Philosopher, Physician, and Scientist. Legacy: The…
The first astronomer to present the concentric spheres model as an alternative to the Ptolemaic system. Full Name: Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji. Other Names: Alpetragius Arabic: نور الدين ابن إسحاق البطروجي Born: 1150 AD. Died: 1204 AD. Origin: al-Bitrawsh, a region near Cordoba al-Andalus. Famous for: Astronomer. Legacy: The crater Alpetragius on the Moon is named…
Al-Khazini developed astronomical tables, considered to be one of the major works in mathematical astronomy of the medieval period. Full Name: Abū al-Fath Abd al-Rahman Mansūr al-Khāzini. Arabic: أبوالفتح عبدالرحمن منصور الخازنی Born: 11th Century. Died: 12th Century. Origin: Seljuk Empire, Iran. Famous for: Astronomer. Contributions: His astronomical tables are considered to be one of…
Ibn Rushd is known as the pioneer of diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.wrote many books on philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, Islamic jurisprudence and law. Full Name: Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd. Arabic: أبو الوليد محمد ابن احمد ابن رشد Other Names: Averroes. Born: c. 1126. Died: c. 1198. Origin: Qurṭubah,…
Ibn Ṭufayl was an Andalusian Muslim writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, and astronomer. Known for his philosophical novel, Ḥayy bin Yaqẓān. Full Name: Abū Bakr Muḥammad bin ʿAbd al-Malik bin Muḥammad bin Ṭufayl al-Qaysiyy al-ʾAndalusiyy. Arabic: أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الملك بن محمد بن طفيل القيسي الأندلسي Other Names: Abubacer Aben Tofail, Abubekar…
Umar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, scientist, philosopher, and poet of the 11th century CE. Full Name: Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī Arabic: عمر خیّام Born: 1048 AD. Origin: Nishapur, Khorasan, Persia. Died: 1131 AD. Famous for: Mathematics, Astronomy, Persian philosophy, and Persian poetry. Contributions: the classification and solution of cubic equations.…
Full Name: Abū al‐Qāsim, Aḥmad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir. Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن موسى بن شاكر Other Names: Banū Mūsá, Ahmad ibn Mūsá, Abū al‐Qāsim Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born/Death: 9th Century Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer. Contribution: Kitab al-Hiyal al-Naficah (“The Book of Ingenious Devices”). Kitāb Maʿrifah masāḥat al-ashkāl al-basīṭah wa-al-kuriyyah (“Book on the…
Full Name: Al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir. Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن موسى بن شاكر Other Names: Banū Mūsá, Ahmad ibn Mūsá, Abū al‐Qāsim Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born: 810 AD. Death: 873 AD. Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer. Contribution: Kitab al-Hiyal al-Naficah (“The Book of Ingenious Devices”). Kitāb Maʿrifah masāḥat al-ashkāl al-basīṭah wa-al-kuriyyah (“Book on…
Full Name: Abū Jaʿfar, Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir. Arabic: أبو جعفر محمّد بن موسى بن شاكر Other Names: Jaʿfar Muḥammad, Muḥammad ibn al-Ṣabbāḥ, Banū Mūsá, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born:: 750 AD. Death: 872 AD. Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer. Contribution: Kitab al-Hiyal al-Naficah (“The Book of Ingenious Devices”). Kitāb Maʿrifah masāḥat…
