Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780 – c. 850) was a non-Arab polymath from Persia.
| Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī | |
| Born | c. 780 Khwarezm, Uzbekistan |
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| Died | c. 850 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Other names | Algorithmi |
| Employer | House of Wisdom |
| Occupation | mathematician, astronomer, geographer |
| Notable works | The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing (al-Jabr) Book of the Description of the Earth Astronomical tables of Siddhanta Extraction of the Jewish Era Book of History |
He was looked down upon by respected Islamic scholars. Ibn Taymiyyah wrote about Khwarizmi:
انه وإن كان علمه صحيحا إلا إن العلوم الشرعية مستغنية عنه وعن غيره
Even if his science is correct, regardless, the Islamic sciences are dispensed of him and his likes.
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