al-Khwarazmi Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Abbas

الخوارزمي أبو بكر محمد بن العباس

935 CE · 323 AH – 993 CE · 382 AH

Born in Khwarazm in 323 AH (935 CE); travelled widely in pursuit of learning and wealth; died 382 AH (993 CE).

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Roles
Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Life in time

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Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era Contemporaries: Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn al-Daqqaq al-Baghdadi · Abu Bakr Ibn Lal al-Hamadhani · Al-Bayakandi, Ahmad ibn Ali · Al-Daraqutni · Abu al-Faraj al-Makhzumi

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Overview

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Abbas al-Khwarazmi. He was born in 323 AH (935 CE) in Khwarazm, travelled the lands seeking knowledge and wealth, and died in 382 AH (993 CE), according to the "Encyclopaedia of Notable Scholars and Men of Letters". 1

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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