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Ibn al‐Bannā': Abū al‐ҁAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ҁUthmān al‐Azdī al‐Marrākushī

BornMarrakech, (Morocco), 29 or 30 December 1256

Died31 July 1321

Ibn al‐Bannā' al‐Marrākushī, mathematician and astronomer, was born in Marrakech where he studied a variety of subjects, reportedly with at least 17 masters. However, he frequently went to Aghmāt, near Marrakech, where he was a student of Abū ҁAbd Allāh al‐Hazmīrī (died: 1279); it may have been due to his influence that Ibn al‐Bannā' became interested in both astronomy and astrology, and gained the reputation of being a Sufi. Ibn al‐Bannā' was probably a practicing astrologer in the service of the Marīnid sultan Abū Saҁīd (reigned: 1309–1331), and he is said to have predicted the exact circumstances of the latter's death, which took place some 10 years after his own. He was dedicated to his teaching, which took place both in the great mosque of Marrakech and in his own home, and he had at least eight disciples.

The catalog of Ibn al‐Bannā's works comprises about a 100 titles, out of which some 50 are dedicated to...

Selected References

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  • ——— (ed.) (1986). Tārīkh al‐jabr fī al‐ ҁ ālam al‐ ҁ arabī. Kuwait.

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  • ——— (1998). “The Computation of Planetary Longitudes in the Zīj of Ibn al‐Bannā'.” Arabic Sciences and Philosophy 8: 259–286.

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  1. Julio Samsó

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  1. Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, Office: Latham 112, 50614, Cedar Falls, IA, USA

    Thomas Hockey (Professor of Astronomy) (Professor of Astronomy)

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