Al-Abhari, Athir al-Din al-Mufaddal ibn Umar
الأبهري أثير الدين المفضل بن عمر
1265 CE · 663 AH
One of the best-known scholars of Islamic thought in logic, astronomy and mathematics. The nisba al-Abhari refers to the town of Abhar; his birthplace is not firmly established.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Philosopher · Astronomer · mathematician
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Life in time
Philosophy and logicAstronomy and timekeeping
Place in the story
- PhilosopherTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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People and things also explored
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. “Al-Abhari, Athir al-Din al-Mufaddal ibn Umar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-abhari-athir-al-din/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.