Al-Samawal al-Maghribi
Mathematician, Deceased Person
1130 – 1180
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Who was Al-Samawal al-Maghribi?
Ibn Yaḥyā al-Maghribī al-Samawʾal commonly known as Samau'al al-Maghribi was a Muslim mathematician, astronomer and physician. Though born to a Jewish family, he converted to Islam in 1163 after he had a dream telling him to do so. His father was a Rabbi from Morocco.
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- Born
- 1130
Baghdad - Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Profession
- Lived in
- Baghdad
- Died
- 1180
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on July 23, 2013
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