About Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād
Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād was an astronomer and astrologer.
Abu Jafar Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn al-Kammad (died 1195) was a Muslim Arab astronomer born in Seville, Al-Andalus. He is known to have been educated in Cordoba by the students of Al-Zarqali. His works such as al Kawr ala al dawr, al Amad ala al abad, and al Muqtabas, which is a compilation of the two previous Zij, made him famous not only on the Iberian Peninsula but across the Maghreb, and specifically Tunisia, where the astronomer Ibn Ishaq al-Tunisi wrote commentaries on his works.
An astrological work, Kitāb Mafātīḥ alasrār, (in which he states the duration of pregnancy depended on the horoscope) is also attributed to him and was strongly criticized by Ibn al‐Haim al‐Ishbili in the latter's al Zīj al kāmil (c.1205).
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Who was Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād?
Al-Andalus Muslim astronomer
When was Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād born?
Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād was born in Seville.
When did Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād die?
Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād died in 1195.
What was Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād's occupation?
Abū Ja'far Aḥmad ibn al‐Kammād was an astronomer and astrologer.
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