About ʿAbd al‐Wājid
ʿAbd al‐Wājid was a Turkish astronomer, astrologer and poet.
Badr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Wājid (or Wāḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥanafī (Persian: عبدالواجب حنفی; died 1434) was a 15th century astronomer. He was born in Mashhad, in modern Iran, and died in Kütahya, in modern Turkey, He taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honour.
Together with Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he brought the influence of the Maragheh observatory to Anatolia.
Works ("A commentary on the Compendium of Astronomy"), a commentary on the work by Jaghmīnī. The commentary was dedicated to Sultan Murād II. Sharḥ Sī faṣl, a commentary on Ṭūsī's Persian work of astronomy. Translated into Turkish by Ahmed-i Dāʿī. Maʿālim al-awqāt wa-sharḥuhu, a work in the use of astrolabe written in verse using 552 couplets. Dedicated to Muḥammad Shāh (d. 1406), the son of al-Fanārī (d. 1431).
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Who was ʿAbd al‐Wājid?
astronomer
When was ʿAbd al‐Wājid born?
ʿAbd al‐Wājid was born in Mashhad.
When did ʿAbd al‐Wājid die?
ʿAbd al‐Wājid died in 1434 in Kütahya.
What was ʿAbd al‐Wājid's occupation?
ʿAbd al‐Wājid was an astronomer, astrologer and poet.
What nationality was ʿAbd al‐Wājid?
ʿAbd al‐Wājid was Turkish.
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