Samauʼal Al-Maghribī | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1130 |
| Died | c. 1180 |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | Mathematics, Medicine |
Al-Samawʾal ibn Yaḥyā al-Maghribī (Arabic: السموأل بن يحيى المغربي, c. 1130 – c. 1180), commonly known as Samawʾal al-Maghribi, was a mathematician, astronomer and physician.[1] Born to a Jewish family of North African origin, he concealed his conversion to Islam for many years for fear of offending his father, then openly embraced Islam in 1163 after he had a dream telling him to do so.[2] His father was a rabbi from Morocco named Yehuda ibn Abūn.[3][4]
- ^ A Jewish Encyclopedia
- ^ UIMATH: Islamic Mathematics (Algebra)
- ^ Medieval Cultures in Contact, By Richard Gyug, pg. 123
- ^ Perlman, Moshe (1964). Silencing the Jews. New York: American Academy for Jewish Research. p. 15.