About Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri
Lived 1375 – 1416 (aged 40–41). Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri was an astronomer and writer.
Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman Mohammed al-Jadiri (born in Meknes, in 1375 and died in Fez, probably in 1416) was the (time-keeper) at the Qarawiyyin Mosque.
He wrote a treatise on the determination of time of day and night, an (verse composition) in 26 chapters and 335 verses, entitled (1391/2), and a calendar adapted to the latitude of Fez.
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Time-keeper at the Qarawiyyin Mosque
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Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri was born in 1375 in Meknes.
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Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri died in 1416 in Fez.
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Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri was an astronomer and writer.
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