Major General James G. Blunt

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Farisi (d. 1278/1279), an Iranian[1] Rasulid astronomer and astrologer born in Aden. He is the author of al-Tuḥfa, which includes a treatise containing important information for the history of Islamic astronomy and its connection with the religion of Islam.[2]

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  1. ^ The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers : page 10 : "He was a contemporary of the ruler Ashraf and Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Fārisī, the latter also of Iranian stock."
  2. ^ Schmidl 2007.

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