Biography.guide
Home › People › Philosopher › Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī
Portrait of Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī

Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī

1203 – 1277

Persian philosopher

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī

Lived 1203 – 1277 (aged 73–74). Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī was a philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician and writer.

Najm al-Dīn 'Alī ibn 'Umar al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī (; born AH 600 / 1204 CE, died AH 675 / 1276 CE) was a Persian Islamic philosopher and logician of the Shafi`i school. He was a student of Athīr al-Dīn al-Abharī. His most important works are a treatise on logic, Al-Risala al-Shamsiyya, and one on metaphysics and the natural sciences, Hikmat al-'Ain. Further, he helped to establish the Maragha observatory along with Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and several other astronomers. Al-Katibi's logic was largely inspired by the formal Avicennian system of temporal modal logic, but is more elaborate and departs from it in several ways. While Avicenna considered ten modalities and examined six of them, al-Katibi considers many more modalized propositions and examines thirteen which he considers 'customary to investigate'.

Al-Katibi's other major work, Philosophy of the Source, is a treatise about physics and metaphysics.

Under the title The Rules of Logic, a bilingual Arabic edition and English translation of this text was published in 2024 by the Library of Arabic Literature, edited and translated by Tony Street of the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1203, Qazvin
Birth century
Died
1277
Also known as
Najm al-Din al-Qazwini al-Katibi, Ali ibn Nasr al-Katib

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī?

Persian philosopher

When was Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī born?

Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī was born in 1203 in Qazvin.

When did Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī die?

Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī died in 1277.

What was Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī's occupation?

Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī was a philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician and writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī

· Wikidata: Q2669359

· DBpedia: Najm al-Din al-Qazwini al-Katibi

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī. https://biography.guide/najm-al-din-al-qazwini-al-katibi/

MLA: "Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/najm-al-din-al-qazwini-al-katibi/.

Chicago: "Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/najm-al-din-al-qazwini-al-katibi/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:29 UTC