At a glance
- Roles
- mathematician · Astronomer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Life in time
MathematicsAstronomy and timekeeping
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr al-Khujandi, a mathematician and astronomer who became known in the fourth century AH. He lived in the city of al-Rayy, south-east of Tehran, and died in 391 AH (1000 CE), according to the "Encyclopaedia of Notable Scholars and Men of Letters". 1
People and things also explored
Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Al-Badi' al-Astarlabi· al-Khwarizmi· al-Nayrizi· al-Tizini Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Hassan al-Jabarti· Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad· Ibn al-Ha'im al-Ishbili
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Khujandi Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-khujandi-abu-mahmud-hamid-ibn-al-khidr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.