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Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi rather than just read about it. In short: Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (died 1922) was a Moroccan astronomer, poet and writer. Biography Muhammad was born in Fez to the al-Badisi family that was originally from the village of A'rras in the Badis town.

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Reference excerpt

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (died 1922) was a Moroccan astronomer, poet and writer.

Biography Muhammad was born in Fez to the al-Badisi family that was originally from the village of A'rras in the Badis town. He studied under famous scholars of Fez such as Muhammad al-Qadiri, Muhammad Guennoun, Abd al-Salam al-Hawwari, al-Mahdi al-Wazzani and the Qadi of Fez 'Abd Allah Ibn Khadra. Besides his studies in fiqh, he was also interested in astronomy, language, ʻilm al-mīqāt and literature. He went to El Jadida to work as adel with qadi al-Abid ibn Suda, at this city he started teaching principles of language and religion. One of his students was Abd al-Salam ibn Suda who wrote a tarjama (biographical notice) about him in his work Sall an-nisal li 'n-nidal, bi 'l-ashyakh wa-ahl al-kamāl. Returning to Fez, he worked in lithography, and chose to illustrate works of literature and 'ilm al-miqat (science of timekeeping). One of the most known books that he printed was Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri's Rawdat al-azhar fl 'ilm waqt al-layl wa an-nahar. Finally, he went to Ksar el-Kebir, where he was liked by the general population and the caid of the city, Bousselam Rmiki. He first worked as a teacher, but he started criticising sufi orders, ziyārat and tawassul (Intercession of saints). His zealous support for wahhabism was showing, people started turning away from him and some fuqaha' issued a fatwa against him for his "ibtida'" (to initiate illegitimate innovations) and "muruq" (deviation). This ultimately forced him to become a recluse in the shrine of Abu 'Asriya al-Fasi in the al-Qattanin quarter. He was sick for a while until his death in 1922 and was buried in the mausoleum of Abu Yahya al-Mallah in the Bab el-Oued quarter.

References

Sources Ben Azzouz Hakim, Mohamed (1984). "al-Badisi". In Toufiq, Ahmed; Hajji, Mohamed (eds.). Ma'lamat al-Maghrib (in Arabic). Vol. 3. al-Jamī‘a al-Maghribiyya li-l-Ta’līf wa-l-Tarjama wa-l-Nashr. Hajji, Mohamed (1984). "al-Badisi, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim". In Toufiq, Ahmed; Hajji, Mohamed (eds.). Ma'lamat al-Maghrib (Encyclopedia of Morocco) (in Arabic). Vol. 3. al-Jamī‘a al-Maghribiyya li-l-Ta’līf wa-l-Tarjama wa-l-Nashr.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi

In research: Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1922 deaths, 19th-century Moroccan people, 19th-century Moroccan poets, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (died 1922) was a Moroccan astronomer, poet and writer. Biography Muhammad was born in Fez to the al-Badisi family that was originally from the village of A'rras in the Badis town.

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