Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad

ابن البناء المراكشي أحمد بن محمد

1256 CE · 654 AH – 1321 CE · 721 AH

A scholar of Marrakesh in mathematics, arithmetic and astronomy, who wrote on the arithmetical sciences.

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Roles
Scholar · mathematician
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Sunni
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Maghreb
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Al-Astarabadhi, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad · Al-Abraqawhi, Ahmad ibn Ishaq · Ibn Bakr, Muhammad ibn Yahya · Ibn Abi al-Ahwas, al-Husayn ibn Abd al-Aziz · Ibn al-Athir Imad al-Din

MathematicsAstronomy and timekeeping

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People and things also explored

Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Al-Badi' al-Astarlabi· Al-Abhari, Athir al-Din al-Mufaddal ibn Umar· Al-Biruni, Muhammad ibn Ahmad· Al-Uqlidisi, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim· Ibn Hudhayl, Yahya ibn Ahmad

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  • Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, Muhammad ibn Muhammad

One of the leading Muslim scholars of mathematics and astronomy, born in Buzjan in Khurasan.