At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Colonial Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
Life in time
In space
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Summary
Khalil ibn Ibrahim al-Azazi al-Hasani, an Egyptian from al-Sharqiyya and a Shafi'i astronomer, died in the last quarter of the thirteenth century AH according to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina book. 1
Works
They include al-Kawkab al-azhar fi al-amal bil-rub' al-muqantar, a treatise on the lines of fadl al-da'ir, Wasilat al-tullab ila ma'rifat al-awqat bil-hisab, a treatise on the rules of astronomy, and a treatise on sundials. 1
Connections
- Lived in
- Misr (Egypt)
- Authored
- Risalat al-Azazi fi al-mazawil (al-Azazi's treatise on sundials)
People and things also explored
Shams al-Din Ahmad ibn Ahmad al-Suja'i· Ahmad ibn al-Ha'im· Tantawi Jawhari· Abu Dawud's wider journey: Egypt, the Jazira, Harran and Aleppo· the Ayyubid shuffle — al-Adil to Aleppo, al-Aziz to Egypt· al-Adil takes Egypt — the Ayyubid house-war ends· Anglo-Egyptian War· Battle of Ridaniyya and the fall of the Mamluk state
Sources
- Contributions of Arab and Islamic Civilisation to Astronomy from the Scientific Manuscripts of al-Azhar Library, Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina (CULTNAT) and UNESCO, 2006 , p. 18
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Khalil ibn Ibrahim al-Azazi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khalil-ibn-ibrahim-al-azazi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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