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al-
s
, Nas
r al-D
n
s, Nasr al-Dn(1201–74 (AH 598–673)).
Shi‘ite scholar and theologian. Born in
s (hence the name), he worked under an
Ism
‘
l
ruler in Alam
t (the centre for the
Assassins
), and wrote Ism
‘
l
works of accepted and great authority, but his own personal allegianace is uncertain. He compiled the astronomical tables known as
Z
j al-Kh
n
, and introduced into astronomy ‘the
s
Shi‘ite scholar and theologian. Born in
s (hence the name), he worked under anIsm
‘lruler in Alamt (the centre for theAssassins
), and wrote Ism
‘lworks of accepted and great authority, but his own personal allegianace is uncertain. He compiled the astronomical tables known asZ
j al-Khn, and introduced into astronomy ‘thesOther books
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