Al-Samawal al-Maghribi
12th-century Muslim mathematician, astronomer and physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya.
Al-Samawʾal ibn Yaḥyā al-Maghribī (Arabic: السموأل بن يحيى المغربي, c. 1130 – c. 1180), commonly known as Samawʾal al-Maghribi, was a mathematician, astronomer and physician.[1] Born to a Jewish family of North African origin, he concealed his conversion to Islam for many years for fear of offending his father, then openly embraced Islam in 1163 after he had a dream telling him to do so.[2] His father was a rabbi from Morocco named Yehuda ibn Abūn.[3][4]
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Samauʼal Al-Maghribī | |
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Born | c. 1130 |
Died | c. 1180 |
Academic background | |
Influences | Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī |
Academic work | |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Main interests | Mathematics, Medicine |
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