Thabit ibn Qurra, Translator and mathematician of Harran: Scholar in Islamic History

Scholar

ScholarTranslator and mathematician of Harran

Thabit ibn Qurraثابت بن قرة

c. 836-901 CEApproximate dateBaghdad

A Sabian of Harran whose translations and mathematics enriched the House of Wisdom tradition.

Brought to Baghdad by Muhammad ibn Musa of the Banu Musa, he translated Greek works of Euclid, Archimedes and Ptolemy into Arabic. He found a rule for amicable numbers and wrote on the balance, astronomy and medicine.

What grew out of it?

His family of scholars served the Abbasid court for generations.

Who else is linked?

Baghdad Banu Musa Abbasid Caliphate Harran

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad I of Cordoba Al-Mutazz Al-Muhtadi Al-Mustain Al-Muntasir Ahmad ibn Tulun Al-Mutamid Al-Mutawakkil

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