Hassan al-Jabarti

Hassan al-Jabarti
Title	al-Jabarti
Personal life
Died	1774
Era	18th century
Region	Horn of Africa/North Africa
Main interest(s)	Islamic philosophy, Islamic Jurisprudence, mathematics, astronomy
Religious life
Religion	Islam

Hassan al-Jabarti (Arabic: حسن الجبرتي) (d. 1774) was a Somali mathematician, theologian, astronomer and philosopher who lived in Cairo, Egypt during the 18th century.

Biography

Al-Jabarti was the father of the historian Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, and originated from the Somali city of Zeila.^[1][2] Hassan is considered one of the great scholars of the 18th century. He frequently conducted experiments, many of which were visited and observed by students and teachers from Al-Azhar. His works largely remain unpublished to date, in archives.^[3]

References

1. Tiliouine, Habib; Estes, Richard J. (2016-04-08). The State of Social Progress of Islamic Societies: Social, Economic, Political, and Ideological Challenges. Springer. p. 677. ISBN 978-3-319-24774-8.
2. A history of Arabic literature by Clément Huart pg 423
3. Petry, Carl F.; Daly, M. W. (1998-12-10). The Cambridge History of Egypt. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-47211-1.