Muslim Scholars

Anniversaries

In this special section, MuslimHeritage.com celebrates the anniversaries of scholars who contributed to the intellectual and cultural wealth of human civilisation.

Here are some of them from the classical Islamic world:

Ibn al-Majdi

Born in Cairo (Egypt), August 1366

Died  in Cairo (Egypt), 27/28 January 1447.

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Born in Tus (northeast Iran), 17 February 1201

Died in Baghdad (Iraq), 25 June 1274

• Abd al-Rahman ibn Khaldun

Born in Tunis on 27 May 1332 /1 Rama?an 732

Died in Cairo on 26 Rama?an 808/17 March 1406

• Ulugh Beg

Born in Sultāniyya (Iran) on 22 March 1394

Died near Samarqand (Uzbekistan) on 27 October 1449

• Ibn Wasil

Born in Hamāt on Sunday 2 Shawwāl 604/20 April 1208

Died at Hamāt in 697/1298

• Thabit ibn Qurra 

Born near Harran, upper Mesopotamia (Turkey)

Died in Baghdad, (Iraq), 18 February 901
 

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• Fathaallah al-Shirwani

Born in Shirwan, Shamah, (Azerbaijan), 1417

Died in Shirwan, Shamah, (Azerbaijan), February 1486

and more...

by: The Editorial Board, Tue 12 February, 2013