Safi al-Din al-Urmawi

Not to be confused with Siraj al-Din Urmavi.
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, drawn by Hossein Behzad
Born1216
Urmia or Baghdad
Died28 January 1294
Baghdad
NationalityPersian
Occupation(s)Musician, Writer on the theory of music
Notable workKitab al-Adwār, Risālah al-Sharafiyyah fi 'l-nisab al-taʾlifiyyah
A manuscript copy of Risalah al-Sharafiyah fi al-Nisab al-Ta'lifiyyah, one of al-Urmawi's 2 famous works, 16th century, Adilnor Collection

Safi al-Din al-Urmawi al-Baghdadi (Persian: صفی الدین اورموی) or Safi al-Din Abd al-Mu'min ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fakhir al-Urmawi al-Baghdadi (born c. 1216 AD in Urmia, died in 1294 AD in Baghdad) was a renowned musician and writer on the theory of music.[1][2]

  1. ^ Bosworth, C.E., ed. (1995). Ṣanʻaʼ - Ṣawtiyya (New ed.). Leiden [u.a.]: Brill [u.a.] p. 805. ISBN 978-9004098343. He may have been of Persian descent (Kutb al-Din Shirazi [q.v.] calls him afdal-i Iran)
  2. ^ van Gelder, Geert Jan (1 January 2012). "SING ME TO SLEEP: ṢAFĪ AL-DĪN AL-URMAWĪ, HÜLEGÜ, AND THE POWER OF MUSIC". Quaderni di Studi Arabi. 7: 1–9. His ethnic origin is uncertain; he may have been of Persian descent.