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'''Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī''' (محمد بن موسی خوارزمی) was a massively influential 9th century polymath from Islamic Persia who produced key works in mathematics, astronomy, geography, and history. Best known for his contributions to algebra (a field now eponymous with Khwarizmi's work that is known in Arabic ''al-Jabr'') and to the concept of the algorithm (also eponymous with the latinization of Khwarizmi's name, ''Algorithmi''), Khwarizmi also famously improved upon Ptolemy's ''Geography'', studied the history of calendars, and advanced key developments in trigonomerty. | |||
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=== Islamic world === | |||
He was looked down upon by notable Islamic scholars who held him in contempt for his unorthodox religious views. | |||
[[Ibn Taymiyya|Ibn Taymiyyah]] wrote about Khwarizmi: | |||
{{Quote|مجموع الفتاوى: 9/214 - 215| | {{Quote|مجموع الفتاوى: 9/214 - 215| | ||
انه وإن كان علمه صحيحا إلا إن العلوم الشرعية مستغنية عنه وعن غيره | انه وإن كان علمه صحيحا إلا إن العلوم الشرعية مستغنية عنه وعن غيره | ||
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Even if his science is correct, regardless, the Islamic sciences are dispensed of him and his likes. | Even if his science is correct, regardless, the Islamic sciences are dispensed of him and his likes. | ||
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=== Western world === | |||