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🗺️ Medieval Islamic Scientists
List of the famous islamic scientists from Medieval era!
41 historical figures, born between 590 and 1394, across 14 countries.
Birth years 590 to 1394 · 14 countries · 3 continents · Main fields: Science (24), Religion (6), Literature (4), Philosophy (3), Politics (3), Military (1)
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Drop a pin on the world map where you think they were born
Score by how close you are, over five rounds
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Who you might get
All 41 figures in this map. Birthplaces are hidden — that's what the game asks you to guess.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi b. 1201
Nizam al-Mulk b. 1018
Rashid al-Din Hamadani b. 1247
Al-ʻIjliyyah b. 950
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr b. 596
Miqdad ibn Aswad b. 590
Al-Juwayni b. 1028
'Adud al-Dawla b. 936
Fadl ibn Abbas b. 614
Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi b. 1236
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari b. 838
Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi b. 944
Said al-Andalusi b. 1029
Avicenna b. 980
Al-Biruni b. 973
Jabir ibn Hayyan b. 721
Abu Bakr al-Razi b. 866
Abbas ibn Firnas b. 810
Miskawayh b. 932
Omar Khayyam b. 1048
Ibn al-Haytham b. 965
Ibn al-Shatir b. 1304
Al-Khazini b. 1077
Abulfeda b. 1273
Al-Sijzi b. 951
Al-Khwarizmi b. 750
Ibn Khaldun b. 1332
Hasan-i Sabbah b. 1037
Al-Kindi b. 801
Ismail al-Jazari b. 1164
Ulugh Beg b. 1394
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi b. 1150
Al-Battani b. 858
Nasir Khusraw b. 1004
Avempace b. 1095
Banū Mūsā brothers b. 800
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi b. 903
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi b. 718
Al-Busiri b. 1213
Jamshid al-Kashi b. 1380
Abu Kamil b. 850
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