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'''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|astronomer]] who taught in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Demirkapi Madrasa -- a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed to the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honor.{{sfn|Topdemir|2007}}
'''Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid''' (or '''Wāḥid''') '''ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī''' (Persian: عبدالواجب حنفی; died 1434) was a 15th century [[Persians|Persian]] [[astronomer]]. He was born in [[Mashhad]], in modern Iran, and died in [[Kütahya]], in modern Turkey, He taught in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honour.{{sfn|Topdemir|2007}}


With [[Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi]], he brought the influence of the [[Maragheh observatory]] to [[Anatolia]].{{sfn|Topdemir|2007}}
Together with [[Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi]], he brought the influence of the [[Maragheh observatory]] to [[Anatolia]].{{sfn|Topdemir|2007}}


== Works ==
== Works ==
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* {{transliteration|ar|Sharḥ al‐Mulakhkhaṣ fī al‐hayʾa}} ("A commentary on the Compendium of Astronomy"), a commentary on the work by [[Jaghmīnī]]. The commentary was dedicated to Sultan [[Murād II]].

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* ''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.
* ''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 [[Muḥammad ibn Ḥamza al‐Fanārī|al‐Fanārī]] (d. 1431).{{sfn|Topdemir|2007}}
* ''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 [[Muḥammad ibn Ḥamza al‐Fanārī|al‐Fanārī]] (d. 1431).{{sfn|Topdemir|2007}}


== Notes ==
== References ==
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== References ==
==Sources==
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Hockey |editor1-first=Thomas | last = Topdemir | first = Hüseyin |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |chapter=Wābkanawī: Shams al‐Munajjim [Shams al‐Dīn] Muḥammad ibn ҁAlī Khwāja al‐Wābkanawī [Wābkanawī] |date=2007 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-4419-9918-4 |url-access=subscription |pages= 1187–1188|edition=|url=https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7 |access-date=|language=|display-editors=etal |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1433}} ([http://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Abd_al-Wajid_BEA.pdf PDF version])


==Further reading==
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor = Thomas Hockey | last = Topdemir | first = Hüseyin | title=ʿAbd al‐Wājid: Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid [Wāḥid] ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī | encyclopedia = The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers | publisher = Springer | date = 2007 | location = New York | pages = 5–6 | url=http://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Abd_al-Wajid_BEA.htm | isbn=978-0-387-31022-0|display-editors=etal}} ([http://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Abd_al-Wajid_BEA.pdf PDF version])
* {{cite journal |last1=Sayili |first1=Aydin |author1-link=Aydin Sayili |title=The Wajidiyya Madrasa of Kutahya: A Turkish Medieval Observatory? |journal=Belleten |date=1948 |volume=12 |pages=655{{ndash}}677 |url=https://belleten.gov.tr/tam-metin-pdf/901/eng |ref=none |language=tr,en}}


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ʿAbd al‐Wājid
عبد الواجد حنفی
Born
Mashhad, Iran
Died1434
Kütahya, Aegean Region, Ottoman Empire (Now Turkey)
Academic background
InfluencesMaragheh observatory, Shams al-Din al-Fanari, Jaghmīnī, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi[1]
Academic work
Main interestsAstronomy

Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid (or Wāḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī (Persian: عبدالواجب حنفی; died 1434) was a 15th century Persian astronomer. He was born in Mashhad, in modern Iran, and died in Kütahya, in modern Turkey, He taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honour.[1]

Together with Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he brought 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 the work by Jaghmīnī. The commentary was 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Topdemir 2007.

Sources

  • Topdemir, Hüseyin (2007). "Wābkanawī: Shams al‐Munajjim [Shams al‐Dīn] Muḥammad ibn ҁAlī Khwāja al‐Wābkanawī [Wābkanawī]". In Hockey, Thomas; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. pp. 1187–1188. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1433. ISBN 978-1-4419-9918-4. (PDF version)

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