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Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī

1080 - 1165

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Abu'l-Barakāt Hibat Allah ibn Malkā al-Baghdādī (Arabic: أبو البركات هبة الله بن ملكا البغدادي; c. 1080 – 1164 or 1165 CE) was an Islamic philosopher, physician and physicist of Jewish descent from Baghdad, Iraq. Abu'l-Barakāt, an older contemporary of Maimonides, was originally known by his Hebrew birth name Baruch ben Malka and was given the name of Nathanel by his pupil Isaac ben Ezra before his conversion from Judaism to Islam later in his life. His writings include the anti-Aristotelian philosophical work Kitāb al-Muʿtabar ("The Book of What Has Been Established by Personal Reflection"); a philosophical commentary on the Kohelet; and the treatise "On the Reason Why the Stars Are Visible at Night and Hidden in Daytime". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī is the 688th most popular philosopher (up from 756th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 217th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 688 out of 1,267. Before her are Michael Dummett, John Cantius, Richard of Saint Victor, Pantaenus, Theophan Prokopovich, and Antonio Rosmini. After her are Johann Bernhard Basedow, Mechthild of Magdeburg, P. F. Strawson, Hakuin Ekaku, Hermann von Keyserling, and Fulbert of Chartres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 11. Before her are Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Matilda of Scotland, Raymond du Puy, and Sanai. After her are Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Margaret Fredkulla, William of Malmesbury, William of Conches, Domenico Morosini, and Henry of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1165, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 5. Before her are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Stephen IV of Hungary, Malcolm IV of Scotland, and Emperor Nijō. After her are Sibylla of Anjou, and Archpoet.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 195 out of 384. Before her are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Bethuel (null), Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Ur-Nanshe (-2500), Kubaba (-2500), and Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī (746). After her are Dudu of Akkad (-2300), Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid (948), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid (882), Alulim (null), and Aphrahat (280).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iraq

Among philosophers born in Iraq, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 7. Before her are Al-Kindi (801), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Jahiz (775), Abu Yusuf (731), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), and Diogenes of Babylon (-240). After her are Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932), Ibn Abi'l-Hadid (1190), and Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (1863).

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