oa Biography

Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan Al Battani Al Harrani was born around 858 CE in Harran, and according to one account, in Battan, a State of Harran. Battani was first educated by his father Jabir Ibn San'an Al Battani, who was also a well-known scientist. He then moved to Raqqa, situated on the bank of the Euphrates, where he received advanced education and later on flourished as a scholar. At the beginning of the 9th century, he migrated to Samarra, where he worked until the end of his life in 929 CE. He was of Sabian origin, but was himself a Muslim.