Philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age
The atlas holds 7 people and 59 moments here, from 780 to 1248. The most recorded lives are Avicenna, Al-Ghazali and Rumi.
Notable people
Avicenna
from 980 to 1037
17 moments here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Al-Ghazali
from 1058 to 1111
14 moments here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Rumi
from 1207 to 1248
8 moments here
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a Persian-language poet, jurist, teacher, and Sufi mystic. Born at Wakhsh in the Khwarazmian Empire, he moved with his…
Averroes
from 1126 to 1182
6 moments here
Averroes, also known as Ibn Rushd, was an Andalusian jurist, physician, philosopher, and commentator on Aristotle.…
Al-Biruni
from 973 to 1009
6 moments here
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Omar Khayyam
from 1048 to 1131
5 moments here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from 780 to 825
3 moments here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Moments
- 780 Born in Khwarazm Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 820 Works at the House of Wisdom Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 825 Writes his algebra in Baghdad Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 973 Birth at Kath Al-Biruni
- 980 Birth at Afshana Avicenna
- 995 Samanid patronage in Bukhara Al-Biruni
- 997 Lunar-eclipse observation at Kath Al-Biruni
- 999 Departure from Bukhara Avicenna
- 999 Service at Gurganj Avicenna
- 1003 Court of Qabus at Gurgan Al-Biruni
- 1004 Lunar-eclipse observation at Jurjaniyya Al-Biruni
- 1009 Adviser at the Ma'munid court Al-Biruni
- 1012 Westward journey through Abiward Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Jajarm Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Nasa Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Samangan Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Tus Avicenna
- 1013 Arrival and residence at Gorgan Avicenna
- 1014 Court service at Ray Avicenna
- 1015 Arrival and vizierate at Hamadan Avicenna
- 1015 Journey from Ray to Qazvin Avicenna
- 1023 Imprisonment at Fardajan Avicenna
- 1024 Settlement at Isfahan Avicenna
- 1030 Refuge in Khuzistan during Ghaznavid occupation Avicenna
- 1037 Campaign near Isfahan Avicenna
- 1037 Death and burial at Hamadan Avicenna
- 1048 Birth in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1058 Birth at Tabaran Al-Ghazali
- 1068 Library visit in Bukhara Omar Khayyam
- 1070 Move to Samarkand Omar Khayyam
- 1074 Observatory work in Isfahan Omar Khayyam
- 1085 Departure from Nishapur after al-Juwayni's death Al-Ghazali
- 1091 Professor at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Journey to Damascus Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Journey to Jerusalem Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Withdrawal from Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Pilgrimage at Mecca Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Return through Damascus Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Visit to Medina Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Vow at Abraham's tomb Al-Ghazali
- 1097 Brief stay in Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1097 Settlement and private teaching at Tus Al-Ghazali
- 1106 Return to teaching at Nishapur Al-Ghazali
- 1111 Death at Tus Al-Ghazali
- 1126 Birth in Córdoba Averroes
- 1131 Death in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1153 Astronomical observations in Marrakesh Averroes
- 1169 Appointment as qadi in Seville Averroes
- 1171 Judicial office in Córdoba Averroes
- 1179 Second appointment as qadi in Seville Averroes