Who Was Alive

Were Malik ibn Anas and Al-Khwarizmi alive at the same time?

Yes. Malik ibn Anas and Al-Khwarizmi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 780 to AD 795.

Malik ibn Anas

Malik ibn Anas

Islamic jurist and theologian

Born c. AD 711 · died 7 June AD 795

Al-Khwarizmi

Al-Khwarizmi

Mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 780 · died c. AD 850

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Malik ibn Anas, c. AD 711 – AD 795
  3. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  9. Adi Shankara, c. AD 788 – c. AD 821

Malik ibn Anas 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 Malik ibn Anas and Al-Khwarizmi were born

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