al-Battiwi | |
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أبو مقرئ محمد البطوي | |
Born | fl. 1331 |
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Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Main interests | Astronomy |
Moroccan literature |
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Moroccan writers |
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Abu Muqri (or Miqra) Mohammed ibn Ali al-Battiwi (Arabic: أبو مقرئ محمد البطوي) (fl. 1331) was a Moroccan astronomer who wrote a poem (urzaja) on the calendar, astronomy and the determination of the hours of Moslem prayer.[1] According to the German orientalist Carl Brockelmann, al-Battiwi was the commanding general of the Marinid sultan of Morocco, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman.[2]
His work was commented upon in the 15th century by Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri, the muwaqqit (time-keeper) at the Qarawiyyin Mosque, and the mathematician Al-Qalasadi.[2][3] He was a native of the Rif region of Morocco.