Saparmin, Norzakiah (2023) A brief reflection on Islamic astronomy in 13th century: the case of Quṭb Ad-Dīn Al-Shīrāzī. Revelation and Science, 13 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2229-9645 E-ISSN 2229-9947
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Abstract
This paper focuses on the life and scholarship of Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī (d. 1311 CE), a Muslim Persian polymath, who has contributed in many fields such as philosophy, astronomy and medicine. A talented and precocious student, and was tutored by his own father, the young man of Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī was already appointed as a physician even during his teenage years. Eventually the quest for knowledge led him to leave his hometown of Shīrāz and visit several scholars before he eventually settled in Marāghah. Here he learned and collaborated with many other great scholars such as Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī (d. 1274 CE) and Mu’ayyad al-Dīn al-‘Urḍī (d. 1266 CE) in the field of observational astronomy. They set up and worked in the famous Marāghah observatory, and Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī collaborated in the production of Zīj-l Ilkhānī or the Ilkhānī Tables, which was one of the most important astronomical tables being produced from the Marāghah observatory. Other than his contribution in astronomy, we would also briefly mention his contribution in other fields such as philosophy and medicine. The methodology is a literature review, which we used both the secondary sources and the primary source. The primary source is the astronomical text of Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī which is called Nihāyat al-Idrāk, and it is in the form of a manuscript, which had been acquired from the British Library.
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Quṭb ad-Dīn al-Shīrāzī, Marāghah observatory, Islamic astronomy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic medicine |
| 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 Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Dr Norzakiah Saparmin |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2025 15:45 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2025 16:22 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/119357 |
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