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* ] 17th century Astronomer. * ] 17th century Astronomer.
* ] (1187–1268 CE), cryptographer and poets. * ] (1187–1268 CE), cryptographer and poets.
* ] grammarian and linguist
* ] (1085–1138), polymath * ] (1085–1138), polymath
* ] (10th century, Baghdad, Iraq), writer and traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad to the Volga Bulgars * ] (10th century, Baghdad, Iraq), writer and traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad to the Volga Bulgars
* ] theologian, ascetic, and hadith traditionist.
* ] (1432, Ras al-Khaimah, Oman – 1500, ?), navigator and poet * ] (1432, Ras al-Khaimah, Oman – 1500, ?), navigator and poet
* ] (835, Baghdad – 912, Egypt), ] * ] (835, Baghdad – 912, Egypt), ]
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* ] (c. 988, Giza, Egypt–1061, Egypt), astronomer and geometer with ] * ] (c. 988, Giza, Egypt–1061, Egypt), astronomer and geometer with ]
* ] (1242 - 1296 in Yemen) astronomer and ruler of yemen. * ] (1242 - 1296 in Yemen) astronomer and ruler of yemen.
* ] linguists and grammarian
* ] (739, Basra, Iraq–831, Basra, Iraq), pioneer of ], ] and ] * ] (739, Basra, Iraq–831, Basra, Iraq), pioneer of ], ] and ]
* ] grammarian
* ] (1946-2016) * ] (1946-2016)
* ] (b. 1959) * ] (b. 1959)
* ] (c. 850 – c. 930), mathematician * ] (c. 850 – c. 930), mathematician
* ] (874–936 CE), Shafi'i scholar and theologian * ] (874–936 CE), Shafi'i scholar and theologian
* ] linguist
* ] (b. 620), physician * ] (b. 620), physician
* ] 12th-century agriculturist and Botanist * ] 12th-century agriculturist and Botanist
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* ] (Abû l-Hasan 'Alî ibn Abî l-Rijâl) (? – 1037, Kairouan, Tunisia), ], best known for his ''Kitāb al-bāri' fi ahkām an-nujūm'' * ] (Abû l-Hasan 'Alî ibn Abî l-Rijâl) (? – 1037, Kairouan, Tunisia), ], best known for his ''Kitāb al-bāri' fi ahkām an-nujūm''
* ] islamic scholar
* ] Hadith scholar and theologian 
* ] 8th century Alchemist. * ] 8th century Alchemist.
* ] (943, Baghdad, Iraq – 969, ?), writer, geographer, and chronicler * ] (943, Baghdad, Iraq – 969, ?), writer, geographer, and chronicler
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* ] (1122, Baghdad, Iraq – 1213), physician, scientist and author of a medical compendium * ] (1122, Baghdad, Iraq – 1213), physician, scientist and author of a medical compendium
* ] (b. 1991, Mecca, Saudi Arabia), medical scientist, known for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology * ] (b. 1991, Mecca, Saudi Arabia), medical scientist, known for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology
* ] Islamic scholar
* ] (d. 1174 CE), physician, musician and astrologer * ] (d. 1174 CE), physician, musician and astrologer
* ] (d. 13 AH/634–35), physician * ] (d. 13 AH/634–35), physician
* ] (d. 13 AH/634–35), physician * ] (d. 13 AH/634–35), physician
* ] (12th century), traveler, merchant and sailor * ] (12th century), traveler, merchant and sailor
* ] Twelver Shia theologian
* ] (809 – 873) arab Christian scholar, physician, and a scientist * ] (809 – 873) arab Christian scholar, physician, and a scientist


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* ] (1100 – 1165), geographer, cartographer and Egyptologist * ] (1100 – 1165), geographer, cartographer and Egyptologist
* ] (c. 830 – c. 910-1), physician and translator * ] (c. 830 – c. 910-1), physician and translator
* ] theologian


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* ] (821–915), polymath who is considered the father of chemistry; emphasized systematic experimentation, and did much to free alchemy from superstition and turn it into a science * ] (821–915), polymath who is considered the father of chemistry; emphasized systematic experimentation, and did much to free alchemy from superstition and turn it into a science
* ], (died after 976), physician and mathematician  * ], (died after 976), physician and mathematician 
* ] theologian and Alchemist
* ] (10th century, Qairwan, Tunis), influential 10th-century physician and author * ] (10th century, Qairwan, Tunis), influential 10th-century physician and author
* ] (776, Basra, Iraq – 869, Basra, Iraq), ], ] and author * ] (776, Basra, Iraq – 869, Basra, Iraq), ], ] and author
* ] heresiographer, historian,hagiographer and philologis
* ] grammarian and philologist
* ] theologian, and spiritual writer.
* ] (1145, Valencia, Spain – 1217, Egypt), geographer, traveller and poet, known for his detailed travel journals * ] (1145, Valencia, Spain – 1217, Egypt), geographer, traveller and poet, known for his detailed travel journals
* ] (d. c. 915), Mu'tazili theologian and philosopher * ] (d. c. 915), Mu'tazili theologian and philosopher
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* ] (c. 718, Oman – c. 791), writer and ], compiled the first dictionary of the ], the ''Kitab al-Ayn'' * ] (c. 718, Oman – c. 791), writer and ], compiled the first dictionary of the ], the ''Kitab al-Ayn''
* ]  (1313–1374) polymath, poet, writer, historian, philosopher, physician * ]  (1313–1374) polymath, poet, writer, historian, philosopher, physician
* ] islamic scholar and historian
* ]  (c.770 - c.835), astrologer and a student of ]. * ]  (c.770 - c.835), astrologer and a student of ].
* ] (c. 801, Kufa, Iraq – 873, Bahgdad, Iraq), ], ], ], ] and ] * ] (c. 801, Kufa, Iraq – 873, Bahgdad, Iraq), ], ], ], ] and ]
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* ] (b. 1933) * ] (b. 1933)
* ],16th-century mathematician. * ],16th-century mathematician.
* ] theologian, and hadith traditionist.
* ] grammarian 
* ] (c.1236) was a medieval Muslim metallurgist, chemist and sociologist * ] (c.1236) was a medieval Muslim metallurgist, chemist and sociologist
* ], 10th-century female astronomer and maker of astrolabes * ], 10th-century female astronomer and maker of astrolabes
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* ] (359–1447 CE) mathematician and astronomer. * ] (359–1447 CE) mathematician and astronomer.
* ] ( 896–956), historian, geographer and philosopher, traveled to Spain, Russia, India, ] and China, spent his last years in ] and ] * ] ( 896–956), historian, geographer and philosopher, traveled to Spain, Russia, India, ] and China, spent his last years in ] and ]
* ] theologian
* ] (d. 1008 or 1007 CE), Arab Muslim scholar and ] in Spain * ] (d. 1008 or 1007 CE), Arab Muslim scholar and ] in Spain
* ] (973 – 1057, Ma'arra (المعرة) in ]), blind Arab ], poet and writer * ] (973 – 1057, Ma'arra (المعرة) in ]), blind Arab ], poet and writer
* ], known in ] as '''Alboacen''' (972, Basra, Iraq–1058, Iraq), judge, diplomat, and author of influential works on governance and ethics * ], known in ] as '''Alboacen''' (972, Basra, Iraq–1058, Iraq), judge, diplomat, and author of influential works on governance and ethics
* ] lexicographer and linguist
* ] (ca. 910, ? – 1005, China), astronomer and astrologist, worked as the chief official of the astronomical observatory of the ] * ] (ca. 910, ? – 1005, China), astronomer and astrologist, worked as the chief official of the astronomical observatory of the ]
* ] (d. 1266) astronomer. * ] (d. 1266) astronomer.
* ] grammarian and linguis
* ] (946 CE, Jerusalem, Palestine–), medieval Arab ], author of ''Ahsan at-Taqasim fi Ma`rifat il-Aqalim'' (''The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions'') * ] (946 CE, Jerusalem, Palestine–), medieval Arab ], author of ''Ahsan at-Taqasim fi Ma`rifat il-Aqalim'' (''The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions'')
* ] (1008–1062), Alchemist * ] (1008–1062), Alchemist
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== N == == N ==
* ] (1213, Damascus, Syria – 1288, Cairo, Egypt), ] and author, the first to describe ], compiled a medical encyclopedia and wrote numerous works on other subjects * ] (1213, Damascus, Syria – 1288, Cairo, Egypt), ] and author, the first to describe ], compiled a medical encyclopedia and wrote numerous works on other subjects
* ] grammarian
* ] hadith scholar
* ] grammarian 
* ] (Alpetragius) (?, Morocco – 1204, Seville, Spain), ] and ]; the ] crater on the Moon is named after him * ] (Alpetragius) (?, Morocco – 1204, Seville, Spain), ] and ]; the ] crater on the Moon is named after him


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* ] (died 967), astrologer and mathematician. * ] (died 967), astrologer and mathematician.
* ] (1412–1486) mathematician from Al-Andalus specializing in Islamic inheritance jurisprudence. * ] (1412–1486) mathematician from Al-Andalus specializing in Islamic inheritance jurisprudence.
* ] islamic scholar
* ] theologian.
* ] (826, Harran, Turkey – 902), mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator * ] (826, Harran, Turkey – 902), mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator
* ] (1233–1286), physician * ] (1233–1286), physician
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== R == == R ==
* ] alchemist and tile maker. * ] alchemist and tile maker.
* ] islamic scholar
* ] theologian and philosopher
* ] (9th century), physician * ] (9th century), physician


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* ] (1917 – 1952) * ] (1917 – 1952)
* ]  (c. 1068 -1134) astronomer, physician and alchemist  * ]  (c. 1068 -1134) astronomer, physician and alchemist 
* ] islamic scholar
* ] (1304, Damascus – 1375, Syria, Damascus), astronomer, mathematician, engineer and inventor, worked at the ] in Damascus, Syria, developed an original astronomical model * ] (1304, Damascus – 1375, Syria, Damascus), astronomer, mathematician, engineer and inventor, worked at the ] in Damascus, Syria, developed an original astronomical model
* ] Twelver Shia theologian
* ] father of Muslim international law
* ] lexicographer and collector of Arabic poetry
* ] grammarian and lexicographer
* ] (died 1283 CE) astronomer, astrologer and mathematician * ] (died 1283 CE) astronomer, astrologer and mathematician
* ] (1177–1241), physician and botanist * ] (1177–1241), physician and botanist
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== T == == T ==
* ] (?, Suhar, Oman – 1033 CE, Valencia, Spain), ] and author of an encyclopedia of medicine * ] (?, Suhar, Oman – 1033 CE, Valencia, Spain), ] and author of an encyclopedia of medicine
* ] Islamic Scholar
* ] (1105, Granada, Spain – 1185, Marrakech, Morocco), Andalusian writer, novelist, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, vizier, and court official * ] (1105, Granada, Spain – 1185, Marrakech, Morocco), Andalusian writer, novelist, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, vizier, and court official
* ], 10th-century physician from ] * ], 10th-century physician from ]
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* ] ( 997– 1074),  pharmacologist and physician  * ] ( 997– 1074),  pharmacologist and physician 
* ] (1292-1342), historian * ] (1292-1342), historian
* ] theologian and founder of the Mutazilite school of Islamic thought.


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* ] (1179–1229), biographer and geographer * ] (1179–1229), biographer and geographer
* ] (d. 897-898), geographer * ] (d. 897-898), geographer
* ] islamic scholar


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* ] (936, Cordoba, Spain – 1013, Cordoba, Spain), Islam's greatest medieval ], wrote comprehensive medical texts combining Middle-Eastern, Indian and Greco-Roman classical teachings, shaped European surgical procedures until the ], considered the "father of ]", wrote '']'', a thirty-volume collection of ] * ] (936, Cordoba, Spain – 1013, Cordoba, Spain), Islam's greatest medieval ], wrote comprehensive medical texts combining Middle-Eastern, Indian and Greco-Roman classical teachings, shaped European surgical procedures until the ], considered the "father of ]", wrote '']'', a thirty-volume collection of ]
* ] (1028, Spain – 1087, ? CE), ], influential ], and instrument maker, contributed to the famous ] * ] (1028, Spain – 1087, ? CE), ], influential ], and instrument maker, contributed to the famous ]
* ] islamic scholar and inventor
* ] (1091, Seville, Spain – 1161, Seville, Spain), prominent ] of the Medieval Islamic period * ] (1091, Seville, Spain – 1161, Seville, Spain), prominent ] of the Medieval Islamic period
* ] (d. 897/8), geographer * ] (d. 897/8), geographer

Revision as of 08:52, 3 October 2017

This is a list of Arab scientists and scholars from the Muslim World and Spain (Al-Andalus) who lived from antiquity up until the beginning of the modern age, consisting primarily of scholars during the Middle Ages. In some cases, their exact ancestry is unclear.

Both the Arabic and Latin names are given. The following Muslim naming articles are not used for indexing:

  • Al - the
  • ibn, bin, banu - son of
  • abu - father of, the one with

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  • Waddah al-Yaman (Yemen, ? – Syria, Damscus, 709), poet, famous for his erotic and romantic poems
  • Ibn al-Wafid ( 997– 1074),  pharmacologist and physician 
  • Ibn al-Wardi (1292-1342), historian
  • Wasil ibn Ata theologian and founder of the Mutazilite school of Islamic thought.

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