Abu Ali al-Khayyat | |
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أبو علي الخياط | |
| Born | c. 770 |
| Died | c. 835 |
| Occupation | Astrologer |
Abu Ali al-Khayyat (Arabic: أبو علي الخياط; c. 153 – 220 AH (c. 770 – c. 835 CE)), often called by the Latin title Albohali in western sources, (also called Albohali Alghihac, Albohali Alchait or Albenahait), was an Arab astrologer and a student of the astrologer and astronomer Mashallah ibn Athari.
Al-Khayyat's Kitāb al-Mawālid was translated in 1136 and 1153, and was reprinted in Nuremberg in 1546. His Kitāb Sirr al-ʿamal appeared in the 12th century Book of Nine Judges.