Category: Muslim Linguists

Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar الحجّاج بن يوسف بن مطر

November 13, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar. Arabic: الحجّاج بن يوسف بن مطر Born: 786AD. Died: 833 AD. Origin: Baghdad Famous for: Mathematician and Translator. Contributions: He was the first author who translated Euclid’s Elements from Greek into Arabic. Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-%E1%B8%A4ajj%C4%81j_ibn_Y%C5%ABsuf_ibn_Ma%E1%B9%ADar https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Hajjaj-ibn-Yusuf-ibn-Matar https://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Hajjaj_ibn_Yusuf_ibn_Matar_BEA.htm Books attributed to Al-Hajjaj

Sadr al-Shari’a al-Asghar

July 8, 2024 By Post Off

Sadr al-Shari’a al-Asghar authored of a number of influential works in the Hanafi school of thoughts. Full Name: Ubayd-Allah b. Mas’ud b. Mahmud b. Ahmad b. ‘Ubayd-Allah al-Mahbubi al-Bukhari. Arabic: صدر الشريعة الأصغر Other Names: Sadr al-Shari’a al-Thani, Sadr al-Shari’a al-Asghar. Born: Died: 1346 AD. Origin: Kazerun, Iran. Famous for: Astronomer and Muslim Scholar. Contributions: …

Ibn Rushd ابن رشد

July 4, 2024 By Post Off

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,…

Sanad ibn Ali سند بن علي

June 19, 2024 By Post Off

Sind ibn Ali was a ninth-century astronomer, translator, mathematician and engineer. Full Name: Abu al-Tayyib Sanad ibn Ali. Arabic: أبو الطيب سند بن علي Origin: Sanad ibn Ali was either an Iraqi Jewish or Sindhi from Mansura, capital of Arab Sindh. Dies: 864 AD Famous for: Astronomy and Mathemmatics Contribution: Translated and modified the Zij…