15 results for “medieval”
Clear filter...hilosopher and jurist; his commentaries on Aristotle shaped medieval European philosophy.
Greatest authority on Quranic recitation of the medieval era; author of al-Nashr fi al-Qiraat al-Ashr and al-Tayybah...
The greatest physician of the medieval world; his al-Hawi (Continens) was a medical encyclopedia u...
... is the most comprehensive geographical encyclopedia of the medieval Islamic world.
The great Andalusian traveler and poet. His Rihlah (travel account) is one of the most vivid descriptions of the Islamic world in the 12th century CE.
Known as 'the Pride of Women' and 'the Female Bukhari of her time.' A celebrated female hadith scholar of Baghdad who taught in the Abbasid capital.
The most intellectually gifted Hanbali scholar of his era. His al-Funun is said to be the largest book ever written in Islamic civilization — reportedly 800 vol
...aliki jurist. His philosophical works profoundly influenced medieval European scholasticism.
Author of al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Quran (Tafsir al-Qurtubi), the most comprehensive Maliki Quranic commentary focusing on legal rulings extracted from the Quran.
One of the greatest usul al-fiqh scholars. His al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam is the most technically rigorous classical work in Islamic jurisprudential theory.
Imam of Sicily, leading Maliki jurist and physician of the medieval period.
Persian polymath, astronomer, and mathematician who served the Mongols. Founded the Maragha observatory.
Towering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of innovations made him uniquely influential.
Prominent student of Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim; author of al-Adab al-Shar'iyya.
Medieval female hadith scholar with high chains, praised by Ibn Haja...