Banu al-Sabbah
بنو الصباح
The Banu al-Sabbah — astrolabe-makers whose brothers finished each other's treatises 1
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Overview
Muhammad, Ibrahim and al-Hasan, the sons of al-Sabbah, were all among the skilled astronomers in the sciences of the heavens and of judgements. 2
Their works
They have a book, "The Proof of the Astrolabe Craft", which Muhammad wrote without finishing, and which Ibrahim completed. 2
There is also a book, "Making the Meridian by a Single Geometric Measurement", which Muhammad made and al-Hasan completed. Muhammad also wrote a treatise on the craft of marble inlay. 2
Sources
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p. 385
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islam.museum contributors. “Banu al-Sabbah”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/banu-al-sabbah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.