Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham Books

Al-Hasan bin Al-Haytham: One of the most famous Muslim scholars, he excelled in astronomy, medicine and engineering, and was nicknamed “Ptolemy the Second”. Al-Hassan bin Al-Haytham Abu Ali Al-Basri was born in 354 AH/969 AD in Basra, where he received his education, and a contemporary of Al-Farabi, Al-Kindi, Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Razi. Ibn al-Haytham was known for his asceticism and devotion to science, studying and teaching. The ruler appointed him some of the offices, and he accepted them reluctantly out of fear of the ruler when he saw his harshness with those who disobey him, so he faked madness, so the ruler stripped him of his money and isolated him in a house from the house and made him proud and disgraced people. Ibn al-Haytham made abundant efforts in many sciences until his news reached European scholars who called him “Al-Hazen” through his famous book “Al-Manazir” which was translated into Latin. Euclid", "Burning Mirrors", and "Heights of the Planets", and he has nearly twenty-four books on optics. Ibn al-Haytham died in Cairo in the year 430 AH.