Abu al-Khayr al-Armuni
أبو الخير الأرميوني
1610 CE · 1019 AH
One of the mathematicians and astronomers of Egypt. Born in Armant in western Egypt; the nisba al-Azhari suggests he studied or taught at al-Azhar.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scientist
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
History-writing and social thought
Place in the story
- ScientistTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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People and things also explored
Abd al-Rahman Badawi· Abd al-Razzaq al-Bitar· Abu al-Arab al-Tamimi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad· Ahmad ibn Mustafa ibn al-Khawja· Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Tifashi· Al-Akwa', Muhammad ibn Ali· Al-Baji, Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Saghir· Al-Bakri, Abu Ubayd Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Aziz
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu al-Khayr al-Armuni”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-al-khayr-al-armuni/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.