Abolfadl Harawi () (also called Abu al-Fadl al-Harawi, Abufadlus Harwanensis) was a 10th-century

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who, along with al-Khujandi, studied under the patronage of the Buyid dynasty in Rey,

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. The '' nisba'' "Harawi" suggests that he was originally from

Herat Herāt (; Dari/Pashto: هرات) is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Se ...

, in ancient times also known as Haraiva.

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People from Ray, Iran Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 10th-century Iranian astronomers Astronomers of the medieval Islamic world Scholars under the Buyid dynasty {{iran-scientist-stub

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