Biography:Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani
Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-fulani Al-Kishwani | |
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| Born | 1699 Katsina |
| Died | 1741 |
| Occupation | Astronomer, Mathematician, Astrologer and Mystic |
Notable work | A Treatise on the Magical Use of the Letters of the Alphabet |
Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani was an early 18th century Fulani mathematician, astronomer, mystic, and astrologer from Katsina, present-day Northern Nigeria.[1]
Al-Kishwani studied at the Gobarau Minaret in Katsina before leaving for Cairo, Egypt in 1732, where he published in Arabic a work titled, "A Treatise on the Magical Use of the Letters of the Alphabet" which is a mathematical scholarly manuscript of procedures for constructing magic squares up to the order 11.[2] As words of encouragement to the reader he writes:
Do not give up, for that is ignorance and not according to the rules of this art ... Like the lover, you cannot hope to achieve success without infinite perseverance.
Al-Kishwani died in Cairo, Egypt in 1741. He was 42.[4]
References
- ↑ Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Kishwani Google Books
- ↑ Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Buffalo
- ↑ Meet Muhammad Al-Kishwani an 18th educationist from Katsina Katsina Post
- ↑ Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani Koode
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