Saparmin, Norzakiah (2024) Translation and commentary of chapter six of Quṭb al-DῙn al-Shīrāzī’s Nihāyat al-Idrāk fῙ Dirāyat al-Aflāk: on the orbs and motions of the sun. Revelation and Science, 14 (1). pp. 47-58. ISSN 2229-9645 E-ISSN 2229-9947
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Abstract
Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī (d. 1311 CE) is a famous Muslim Persian polymath who has contributed to many sciences, especially philosophy, medicine, and astronomy. For this article, we would focus on his contribution to astronomy, particularly a chapter in his well-known work, Nihāyat al-Idrāk fī Dirāyat al-Aflāk (The Limit of Understanding of the Knowledge of the Heavens). The chapter is the sixth chapter from the 2nd treatise of Nihāyat al-Idrāk, which is known as “On the Orbs and Motions of the Sun.” This article is focused on translating the chapter, which will be the first half of this article, and the other half of this article, will be the commentary on the translation. Although most of the Arabic-Muslim astronomers, including Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī, follow the Ptolemaic astronomical paradigm, which is based on the geocentric model of the orbs instead of the heliocentric model, this does not prevent the Arabic-Muslim astronomers and including Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī from producing original works in astronomy. As an example, a translation of this sixth chapter of the 2nd treatise of Nihāyat al-Idrāk would give some evidence of Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī‘s contribution to astronomy.
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Additional Information: | 4248/119358 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī, Islamic Astronomy, Ptolemaic Astronomy, Motion of the Sun in Islamic Astronomy, Marāghah observatory |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences Kulliyyah of Science |
| Depositing User: | Dr Norzakiah Saparmin |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2025 16:08 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2025 16:09 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/119358 |
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