Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi

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Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi
Born	980 Baghdad
Died	1037
Nationality	Iraq
Fields	Mathematician
Doctoral students	–

Abu Mansur Abd al-Qahir ibn Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Tamimi al-Shaffi al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو منصور عبدالقاهر ابن طاهر بن محمد بن عبدالله التميمي الشافعي البغدادي‎) was an Arabian mathematician (c. 980–1037) from Baghdad who is best known for his treatise al-Takmila fi’l-Hisab. It contains results in number theory, and comments on works by al-Khwarizmi which are now lost.

[edit]See also

• List of Arab scientists and scholars.

[edit]References

• O’Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., “Abu Mansur ibn Tahir Al-Baghdadi”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
• Biography of Imam Al Baghdadi by at-tawhid.net

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Al Fattah

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Al Fattah is one of the Names of Allah. It is part of the 99 Names by which Muslims regard God, and which are traditionally maintained as described in the Qur’ān and Sunnah, amongst other places.

[edit]Linguistic meaning

The word for “Fattah” comes from the root word fataha (فتح). Fataha means to open, grant, explain, disclose, to make victorious or let out. The name of first surah of the Quran, al-Fatiha, is based on this same root, and is generally translated as The Opener, or The Opening. The Arabic word miftâhî, translated as key, means that which opens or unlocks, is also based on this same root.

[edit]Deeper meaning

In his book, “Al-Maqsad Al-Asna fi Sharah Asma’ Allahu al-Husna” (aka The best means in explaining Allah’s Beautiful Names), Imam Al Ghazali translates Al Fattah as “He Who Opens all things”. He goes on to explain that “He is the One by Whose Concern everything that is closed is opened, and (The One) by Whose guidance everything that is obscure is made manifest. At times He causes kingdoms to be opened (i.e, conquered) for His prophets, and He takes them out of the hands of His enemies…” Imam Al Ghazzali then quotes a few verses from the Quran to elaborate on this meaning. For example, he uses verse 48:1, “Lo! We have given thee, (O Muhammad), a signal victory (literally, opening)…” It is interesting to note that Imam Al Ghazzali chose to say that Allah causes kingdoms to be opened (i.e., conquered) for His prophets. The first ayat of Surah An-Nasr states: “When there comes the Help of Allah and the ‘fat-ha'”, which some have translated into victory. This Surah was revealed referring to the Conquest of Mecca when the pagans of Mecca surrendered to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, which proved to be a great victory for Islam.

[edit]Occurrence in the Quran

Allah regards Himself as “Al Fattah” in verse 34:26 of the Quran. He paired this attribute with “Al Alim”, The All Knowing.

The verb of fataha is also used in various places in the Quran. One example, cited by Imam Al Ghazzali, is in verse 35:2 which states: “That which Allah Openeth unto mankind of Mercy none can withhold it.” Imam Al Ghazzali says: “At times He lifts the screen from the hearts of His friends and He opens to them the gates to the kingdom of His heaven and the Beauty of His Grandeur.”