At a glance
- Roles
- Astronomer · engineer · Poet
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Hibatallah b. al-Hasan b. Yusuf, known as al-Badi' al-Asturlabi; the man of this tarjama, a famous poet and one of the excellent litterateurs — unique in his age for crafting astronomical instruments, master of that craft, by which he gained much wealth in al-Mustarshid's caliphate. 1
His verse
Al-'Imad al-Katib mentions him in the Kharida, praises him and quotes excerpts of his verse; Ibn Khallikan said he was full of wit and charm in all his movements. He died of palsy in 533 and was buried at Baghdad's Wardiyya cemetery. 1
Connections
- Died in
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 583-584
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Badi' al-Asturlabi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-badi-al-asturlabi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.