Nishapur in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 824 to 1131. The most recorded lives are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Omar Khayyam and Al-Ghazali.

Notable people

1. Al-Ghazali

   from 1085 to 1106

   2 moments here

   Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…

2. Muhammad al-Bukhari

   from 824 to 864

   4 moments here

   Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870) was a hadith scholar from Bukhara whose travels for study, teaching, and transmission ranged across Central…

3. Nasir Khusraw

   in 1046

   1 moment here

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

4. Omar Khayyam

   from 1048 to 1131

   2 moments here

   Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…

Moments

1. 824 First documented stay in Nishapur Muhammad al-Bukhari
2. 839 Eastern return to Nishapur Muhammad al-Bukhari
3. 848 Nishapur residence and teaching Muhammad al-Bukhari
4. 864 Final Nishapur stay Muhammad al-Bukhari
5. 1046 Arrival at Nishapur Nasir Khusraw
6. 1048 Birth in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
7. 1085 Departure from Nishapur after al-Juwayni's death Al-Ghazali
8. 1106 Return to teaching at Nishapur Al-Ghazali
9. 1131 Death in Nishapur Omar Khayyam

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