PHILOSOPHER

Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī

1547 - 1621

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Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmilī (Arabic: بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; 18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621), commonly known as Sheikh Bahāʾī (Persian: شیخ بهایی), was an Arab Shia scholar, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and architect in Safavid Iran. Born in Baalbek (Jabal ʿĀmil, then Ottoman Syria), he came from a distinguished Arab Shia scholarly family and migrated to Iran in his youth, becoming a leading figure at the court of Shah ʿAbbās I. He stands out as one of the most influential Arab figures, and figures generally, in shaping the scientific, cultural, urban, and intellectual identity of Safavid Iran. He was the principal planner and architectural mind behind the transformation of Safavid Isfahan, credited with devising the overall spatial logic and ceremonial symbolism of the imperial capital. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī is the 842nd most popular philosopher (down from 706th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 59th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lebanese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 842 out of 1,267. Before him are Franciscus Gomarus, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Favorinus, Léon Brunschvicg, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, and Jakob Lorber. After him are Franz Xaver von Baader, Hossein Nasr, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Józef Maria Bocheński, Hans Robert Jauss, and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1547, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 17. Before him are Mateo Alemán, Rudolph Goclenius, George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sanada Masayuki, Maciej Stryjkowski, and Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł. After him are Princess Sophia of Sweden, Alof de Wignacourt, Ubbo Emmius, Jurij Dalmatin, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, and Faizi. Among people deceased in 1621, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 25. Before him are John Berchmans, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Hendrick de Keyser, Ottavio Rinuccini, and Pietro Aldobrandini. After him are Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Mary Sidney, and Dirk Hartog.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 72 out of 145. Before him are Imad Mughniyah (1962), Philo of Byblos (64), Callinicus of Heliopolis (700), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890), and Samir Geagea (1952). After him are Élias Sarkis (1924), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Gabriel Yared (1949), Abdalonymus (-305), Antoun Saadeh (1904), and Aram I (1947).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Lebanon

Among philosophers born in Lebanon, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 4. Before him are Porphyry (233), Zeno of Sidon (-150), and Maximus of Tyre (200). After him are Antoun Saadeh (1904).

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