Nasir al-din al-tusi quotes

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Polymath
Specialty	Astronomy, mathematics, architecture, biology, chemistry, philosophy, medicine, physics, science, theology
Born	Feb. 18, 1201 (Jamadi al-Ula 11, 597)
Died	June 26, 1274 (at age 73) (Dhu’l-Hijjah 18, 672)
Nationality	Persian

Born Khawaja Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan Tusi on February 18, 1201, in Tus, Greater Khorasan (in northeastern Persia), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was one of the most prominent Persian Muslim scholars; he was an astronomer, chemist, mathematician, philosopher, physicist, architect, theologian and physician.

Early Years of al-Tusi

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The famous 13th century erudite scholar grew up in Tus and continued his education 50 miles to the west, in Neyshabur, where he studied philosophy and then in Mosul, where he studied astronomy and mathematics.

This relocation was quite auspicious, considering the fact that Genghis Khan aimed at conquering the Islamic world as well and by 1220, his army had alread