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== A == == A ==
*] (1355 or 1356, Nile Delta, Egypt–1418) writer and mathematician * ] ''(1355 or 1356, Nile Delta, Egypt – 1418)'' writer and mathematician
* ] - See ] (1085 – 1138) polymath
*] (1162, Baghdad–Iraq–1231) physician, historian and Egyptologist
*] - See ] (1085–1138) polymath * ] - See ] (936 - 1013) philosopher, doctor and dentist
⚫ * ] ''(1432, Ras al-Khaimah, Oman - 1500,?)'' navigator and poet
*] - See ] (936–1013) philosopher, doctor and dentist
*] ''(835, Baghdad - 912, Egypt)'' - ]
*] (10th century, Baghdad,Iraq) writer and traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad to the Volga Bulgars
⚫ *]'' (9th century)''
⚫ *] (1432, Ras al-Khaimah, Oman–1500,?) navigator and poet
*] (835, Baghdad–912, Egypt) ] *] ''(c. 988, Giza, Egypt - 1061)'' astronomer and geometer with ]
⚫ * ] ''(739, Basra, Iraq - 831, Basra, Iraq)'' pioneer of ], ] and ]
⚫ *] (9th century)
⚫ *] - See ] (1105 -1185) writer, novelist, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, vizier, and court official.
*] (c. 988, Giza, Egypt–1061, Egypt) astronomer and geometer with ]
⚫ *] (739, Basra, Iraq–831, Basra, Iraq) pioneer of ], ] and ]
⚫ *] - See ] (1105–1185) writer, novelist, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, vizier, and court official.
*] - See ] *] - See ]
*] - See ] *] - See ]

== B ==
*] (980, Baghdad, Iraq–1037) arithmetic
*] (?, Basra, Iraq–1013, Basra, Iraq) theologian, scholar, and Maliki lawyer
*] (850, Harran, Turkey–929, Qasr al-Jiss, Iraq) astronomer and mathematician

== D ==
*] (837, Basra, Iraq–934, Baghdad, Iraq) ], ], poet, and ]


== G == == G ==
*] (Feary 2, 1928–April 17, 1993) geographer * ] ''(Feary 2, 1928 - April 17, 1993)'' geographer


== H == == H ==


*] (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''
⚫ * ] ''(born 1935 in Cairo, Egypt)'' professor and chair of philosophy at Cairo University
*] (943, Baghdad,Iraq–969,?) writer, geographer, and chronicler
⚫ * ] ''(786 – 833)'' mathematician
⚫ *] (born 1935 in Cairo, Egypt) professor and chair of philosophy at Cairo University

⚫ *] (786–833) mathematician
⚫ *] (893, Yemen - 945, Sanaa, Yemen) geographer, historian and astronomer
*] (722–804) chemist
⚫ *] "(Mecca,SaudiArabia)" medical scientist, She is famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology
⚫ *] (893, Yemen–945, Sanaa, Yemen) geographer, historian and astronomer
*] (1122, Baghdad, Iraq–1213) physician, scientist and author of a medical compendium
⚫ *] (Mecca, SaudiArabia) medical scientist, She is famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology


== I == == I ==
*] '''اخوان الصفا وخلان الوفا''' (The Brethren of Purity) (], Iraq), a group of ] Arabic philosophers of the 10th century * ] '''اخوان الصفا وخلان الوفا''' (The Brethren of Purity) ''(], Iraq)'', a group of ] Arabic philosophers of the 10th century
*] (1099, Ceuta, Maghreb–1166 CE, Sicily) ] and ] * ] ''(1099, Ceuta, Maghreb - 1166 CE, Sicily) '' ] and ]
*] (died AD 735) earliest known grammarian of the ] * ] ''(died AD 735)'' the earliest known grammarian of the ]


== J == == J ==
⚫ * ] "(1136–1206) - described 100 mechanical device
*] (1100, Seville, Spain–1160, ?) influential astronomer and mathematician
*] (989, Cordoba, Spain–1079, Jaen, Spain) mathematician and author *] ''(10th century, Qairwan, Tunis)'' influential 10th century physician and author
⚫ * ] ''(776, Basra, Iraq - 869, Basra, Iraq)'' ], ] and author
⚫ *] (1136–1206) described 100 mechanical device
⚫ *], Abu Alabbas ''(ca. 800-860)'' ]
*] (821–915) polymath who is considered the father of chemistry. He emphasized systematic experimentation, and did much to free alchemy from superstition and turn it into a science.
⚫ *] ''(1145, Valencia, Spain - 1217, Egypt)'' geographer, traveller and poet, known for his detailed travel journals
*] (10th century, Qairwan, Tunis) influential 10th-century physician and author
⚫ *] (776, Basra, Iraq–869, Basra, Iraq) ], ] and author
⚫ *], Abu Alabbas (ca. 800–860) ]
⚫ *] (1145, Valencia, Spain–1217, Egypt) geographer, traveller and poet, known for his detailed travel journals


== K == == K ==
*] (1320, Damascus, Syria–1380, Damascus, Syria) astronomer who compiled extensive tables for astronomical use * ] ''(1320, Damascus, Syria - 1380, Damascus, Syria)'' an astronomer who compiled extensive tables for astronomical use
*] (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''

*] (c. 801, Kufa, Iraq–873, Bahgdad, Iraq) ], ], ], ] and ]
*] (May 27, 1332, Tunis–March 19, 1406, Cairo, Egypt) * ] ''(May 27, 1332, Tunis - March 19, 1406, Cairo, Egypt)''


== L == == L ==
*] (c. 560–c. 661) Arabian poet. *] (c. 560 – c. 661) Arabian poet.

== M ==
*]
*] ( ?, Baghdad, Iraq–957, Cairo, Egypt) historian, geographer and philosopher, traveled to Spain, Russia, India, ] and China, spent his last years in ] and ]
*], (d. 1008 or 1007 CE), was an Arab Muslim scholar and ] in Spain
*] (December 26, 973–May 10 or May 21, 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
*] (ca. 910, ?–1005, China) astronomer and astrologist, worked as the chief official of the astronomical observatory of the ]
*] (946 CE, Jerusalem, Palestine–) medieval Arab ], author of ''Ahsan at-Taqasim fi Ma`rifat il-Aqalim'' (''The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions'')

== N ==
*] (1213, Damascus, Syria–1288, Cairo, Egypt) ] and author, the first to describe ], compiled a medical encyclopedia and wrote numerous works on other subjects
*] (Alpetragius)<ref>The ] crater on the Moon is named after this Arab astronomer.</ref> (?, Morocco–1204, Seville, Spain) ] and ]


== O == == O ==
*] (1965, Amman, Jordan–Present) ] Professor at the University of California, Berkeley * ] ''(1965, Amman, Jordan - Present)'' ] Professor at the University of California, Berkeley
*] (1985, Amman, Jordan–Present) ] Professor at California Institute of technology


== Q == == Q ==
* ] "(826, Harran, Turkey–902)" mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator * ] "(826, Harran, Turkey - 902)" mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator

== S ==
*] (March 3, 1917–August 5, 1952)
*] (1304, Damascus–1375, Syria, Damascus) astronomer, mathematician, engineer and inventor, worked at the ] in Damascus, Syria, developed an original astronomical model


== 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
*] (1105, Granada, Spain–1185, Marrakech, Morocco) Andalusian writer, novelist, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, vizier, and court official.

== U ==
*] (920, Damascus, Syria–980, Damascus, Syria) wrote two works on arithmetic, may have anticipated the invention of decimals
*] (1095–1188, Damascus, Syria), Arab historian, politician, and diplomat
*] (1203–1270, ], Syria) ] and ], wrote ''Uyun al-Anba fi Tabaqat al-Atibba'' (''Lives of the Physicians'')
*] (1400, Spain–1489, Damascus, Syria) mathematician, wrote works on mensuration and arithmetic


== W == == W ==
*] (Yemen,?–Syria,Damscus,709) poet, famous for his erotic and romantic poems *] ''(Yemen,? - Syria,Damscus,709)'' poet, famous for his erotic and romantic poems


== Y == == Y ==
* ] "(c. 950–1009) mathematician and astronomer * ] "(c. 950-1009) - mathematician and astronomer
* ] mathematician, wrote Kitab al-Istikmal (Book of Perfection) in mathematics * ] mathematician, wrote Kitab al-Istikmal (Book of Perfection) in mathematics

== Z ==
*] (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 ]
*] (1091, Seville, Spain–1161, Seville, Spain) prominent ] of the Medieval Islamic period


== Notes == == Notes ==

Revision as of 15:35, 23 May 2016

This is a list of 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

To maintain consistency and keep the list easy to navigate, please follow the Entries Format for the List of Arab scientists and scholars on the Talk page when adding names.

Contents: 

A

G

H

  • Abū Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdānī (893, Yemen - 945, Sanaa, Yemen) geographer, historian and astronomer
  • Hayat Sindi "(Mecca,SaudiArabia)" medical scientist, She is famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology

I

J

K

  • Al-Khalili (1320, Damascus, Syria - 1380, Damascus, Syria) an astronomer who compiled extensive tables for astronomical use
  • Khalil ibn Ahmad (c. 718, Oman – c. 791) writer and philologist, compiled the first dictionary of the Arabic language, the Kitab al-Ayn
  • Ibn Khaldun (May 27, 1332, Tunis - March 19, 1406, Cairo, Egypt)

L

O

  • Omar M. Yaghi (1965, Amman, Jordan - Present) Chemist Professor at the University of California, Berkeley

Q

  • Thābit ibn Qurra "(826, Harran, Turkey - 902)" mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator

T

W

  • Waddah al-Yaman (Yemen,? - Syria,Damscus,709) poet, famous for his erotic and romantic poems

Y

  • Ibn Yunus "(c. 950-1009) - mathematician and astronomer
  • Yusuf al-Mutamin mathematician, wrote Kitab al-Istikmal (Book of Perfection) in mathematics

Notes

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