Cairo in the Islamic Golden Age

The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 805 to 1167. The most recorded lives are Ibn al-Haytham, Nasir Khusraw and Abu Nuwas.

Notable people

1. Abu Nuwas

   from 805 to 807

   2 moments here

   Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī was a classical Arabic poet. Sources document his birth in the Ahvaz area, childhood and study in Basra and…

2. Ibn al-Haytham

   from 1011 to 1040

   3 moments here

   Ibn al-Haytham, also known in Latin as Alhazen, was an Iraqi-born mathematician, astronomer, and physicist whose documented life is chiefly…

3. Nasir Khusraw

   from 1047 to 1050

   3 moments here

   Persian poet, philosopher, traveler, and Isma'ili missionary. Born at Qubadiyan, he served as a financial administrator in Marw before leaving in…

4. Saladin

   in 1167

   1 moment here

   Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…

Moments

1. 805 Tax-inspector entourage in Egypt Abu Nuwas
2. 807 Return journey to Egypt with tax-inspector entourage Abu Nuwas
3. 1011 House arrest and work on the Book of Optics Ibn al-Haytham
4. 1021 Residence near al-Azhar after release Ibn al-Haytham
5. 1040 Death in Cairo Ibn al-Haytham
6. 1047 Arrival in Cairo Nasir Khusraw
7. 1049 Return to Egypt after pilgrimage Nasir Khusraw
8. 1050 Southbound Nile voyage from Cairo Nasir Khusraw
9. 1167 Fights at al-Babein Saladin

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