Athīr al-Dīn al-Abharī
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Athīr al-Dīn Mufaḍḍal b. ʿUmar Abharī (d. 663/1264, according to Barhebraeus in 1262) was a Persian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician from the city of Abhar in Persia. His works include
- Kitāb al-Hidāyah: a book dealing with a complete cycle of Hikmat, i.e., logic, natural philosophy, and metaphysics.
- Isāghūjī fi al-Manṭiq: a treatise on logic which was still used as a textbook in the modern Islamic world.
- Five works on astronomy.
- He also made notable contributions to theoretical geometry.[citation needed]
His works were translated into Hebrew and Latin and his influence is evident in Western treatises of late medieval and Renaissance times.[citation needed]
[edit] Sources
Brockelmann, C. "al- Abharī , At̲h̲īr al-Dīn Mufaḍḍal b. ʿUmar." Encyclopaedia of Islam. Edited by: P. Bearman , Th. Bianquis , C.E. Bosworth , E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2008. Brill Online. UNIVERSITEITSBIBLIOTHEEK LEIDEN. 20 February 2008
[edit] Further reading
- Calverley, Edwin E. (1933). "Al-Abharī's "Isāghūjī fi l-Manṭiq"". Macdonald.
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