ʿAbd al‐Wājid

ʿAbd al‐Wājid
Born	Mashhad, Iran
Died	1434 Kütahya, Aegean Region, Turkey
Academic background
Influences	Maragheh observatory, Muḥammad ibn Ḥamza al‐Fanārī, Jaghmīnī, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi[1]
Academic work
Main interests	Astronomy

Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid (or Wāḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī (born in Mashhad, Iran – 1434 Kütahya, Turkey) was a notable Islamic astronomer who taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction that was later renamed to the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honor.^[1]

In addition to Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he contributed to bringing the influence of the Maragheh observatory to Anatolia.^[1]

Works

• Sharḥ al‐Mulakhkhaṣ fī al‐hayʾa ("A commentary on the Compendium of Astronomy"), a commentary on Jaghmīnī's famous work. 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).^[1]

Notes

1. Topdemir 2007.

References

• Topdemir, Hüseyin (2007). "ʿAbd al‐Wājid: Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid [Wāḥid] ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī". In Thomas Hockey; et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. (PDF version)