Ibn Mu'adh al-Jayyani, Muhammad
ابن معاذ الجياني محمد
989 CE · 379 AH – 1079 CE · 471 AH
A mathematician and astronomer from an Andalusian family, named after Jaen.
At a glance
- Roles
- mathematician · Astronomer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
MathematicsAstronomy and timekeeping
Place in the story
- ScientistTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Muadh al-Jayyani, a mathematician and astronomer from an Andalusian family, attributed to Jaén. 1
Dates
The encyclopaedia says he was born around 379 AH and died around 471 AH. These two dates come from one source, so they need an additional source. 1
The source counts him among the scholars of mathematics and astronomy.
People and things also explored
Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Al-Badi' al-Astarlabi· al-Khujandi Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr· al-Khwarizmi· al-Tizini Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad· Kushyar ibn Labban al-Jili· Umar Khayyam
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. “Ibn Mu'adh al-Jayyani, Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-muadh-al-jayyani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.