Category: Muslim Mathematician

Contribution of eminent Muslims, who developed different fields of Mathematics through research.

Full Name: Fatima Al-Majritiya. Daughter of Abu al-Qasim Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti. Other Names: Fatima of Madrid. Arabic: فاطمة المجريطي Origin: Andalus, Spain. Born: 950 AD. Died: 1007 AD. Famous for: Astronomy and Mathematics. Contribution: Contributions to observational astronomy. “the Corrections of Fatima“, which included amendments to her father’s discoveries in astronomy and mathematics. Fatimah…

Full Name: Abu Nasri Mansur ibn Ali ibn Iraq al-Jaʿdī. Arabic: أبو نصر منصور بن علی بن عراق Born: 960 AD. Origin: Ghazni, Persia Now Afghanistan. Died: 1036 A.D. Famous for: His work with the spherical sine law. Contributions: Commentary on the Spherics by Menelaus. He preserved the writings of Menelaus of Alexandria and reworked…

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: 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…

Full Name: Abolfadl Harawi Arabic: ابو الفضل هروى Born: 10th Century Died: 380-390 AD Origin: Ray, Persia now Iran/ Herat Afghanistan Famous for: Mathematics and Astronomy Contribution: He wrote “تصحيح مانالاوس” Manalaus by Heravi translating Greek mathematics and astronomy Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolfadl_Harawi https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A