Nishapur in the Islamic Golden Age

The atlas holds 3 people and 8 moments here, from 824 to 1131. The most recorded lives are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Omar Khayyam and Al-Ghazali.

Notable people

1. Muhammad al-Bukhari

   from 824 to 864

   4 moments here

   Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870) was a hadith scholar from Bukhara whose travels for study, teaching, and transmission ranged across Central…

2. Omar Khayyam

   from 1048 to 1131

   2 moments here

   Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…

3. Al-Ghazali

   from 1085 to 1106

   2 moments here

   Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…

Moments

1. 824 First documented stay in Nishapur Muhammad al-Bukhari
2. 839 Eastern return to Nishapur Muhammad al-Bukhari
3. 848 Nishapur residence and teaching Muhammad al-Bukhari
4. 864 Final Nishapur stay Muhammad al-Bukhari
5. 1048 Birth in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
6. 1085 Departure from Nishapur after al-Juwayni's death Al-Ghazali
7. 1106 Return to teaching at Nishapur Al-Ghazali
8. 1131 Death in Nishapur Omar Khayyam

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