Who Was Alive

Were Al-Shafi'i and Al-Khwarizmi alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Shafi'i and Al-Khwarizmi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 780 to AD 820.

Al-Shafi'i

Al-Shafi'i

Theologian and scholar

Born 28 August AD 767 · died 20 January AD 820, aged 52

Al-Khwarizmi

Al-Khwarizmi

Mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 780 · died c. AD 850

  1. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  2. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  3. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  4. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  5. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  6. Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  8. Adi Shankara, c. AD 788 – c. AD 821

Al-Shafi'i and Al-Khwarizmi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Al-Shafi'i and Al-Khwarizmi were born

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