Abu al-Hasan al-Ahwazi explained

Abu al-Hasan al-Ahvazi (Persian: ابوالحسن اهوازی) was a Persian[1] mathematician and astronomer of the 4th AH/10th CE and 5th AH/11th CE centuries. His name suggests that he was originally from Ahvaz, now in modern Iran. The Iranian scholar Al-Biruni mentioned his name in his works, an indication that Ahvazi's works were considered to be important. Ahvazi mentioned the Iranian astronomer and mathematician Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin in one of his books. Since Al-Khazin died in 360 AH (CE), it can be concluded that the final years of Ahvazi's life was contemporaneous to Biruni's childhood.

Ahvazi's book Arabic: Sharh al-maqala al-ashira min kitab uqlidus is extant.

Arabic: K. al-Amtal al-musammā bi-l-Fara'id wa-l-qala'id, a work previously attributed to another author, was probably written by Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ahwazi (d. 428/1037) It contains eight chapters of original sayings that were intended to be understood as proverbs.

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  1. Web site: Farzin. Negahban. Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ahwāzī. Brill. 4 February 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204172237/http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-islamica/abu-al-hasan-al-ahwazi-SIM_0147?s.num=1&s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.encyclopaedia-islamica&s.q=persian+mathematician. 4 February 2017. dead.