Category: Muslim Mathematician

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

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…

Al-Khwarizmi has been described as the father or founder of Algebra Full Name: Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi Arabic: محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي Born: 780AD Origin: Iran (Persia) Dies: 850 AD Famous for: Algebra and the Hindu–Arabic numeral system Contribution: First person to treat algebra as an independent discipline The first systematic solution of linear and…

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fazari Philosopher, mathematician and Astronomer of 8th century. Full Name: Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Habib ibn Sulayman ibn Samra ibn Jundab al-Fazari Arabic: محمد بن إبراهيم بن حبيب بن سليمان بن سمرة بن جندب الفزاري Dies: 796-806 AD Origin: Iraq Famous for: Astronomy and Translations Contribution: He is credited to have built…

Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk was a ninth-century Muslim mathematician. Not much is known about his life. Full Name: Abd al-Hamīd ibn Wase ibn Turk Jili Arabic:   ابومحمد عبدالحمید بن واسع بن ترک الجیلی Dies: 830 Ad Origin: Khuttal or Gilan Famous for: Algebra Contribution: He wrote a work on algebra entitled Logical Necessities in Mixed…