Abstract:
From Mawlānā Ziyn al-Dīn Munajjim Lārī, a scholar of the 11th century A.H., correspondence has been published that was written to him by Pietro Dalla Valle, a famous Italian traveler, during the reign of Shāh ‘Abbās Ṣafawī on the subject of astronomy. The subject of the correspondence shows that this person is familiar with the scientific achievements of Europe in the field of astronomy and his prestige and scientific status with Delawale. Examining the list of manuscripts shows that he wrote margins on some of the most important astronomical works of Iranian scientists. Among these, a collection on astronomy is kept in the library of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences in Baku, one of which is the “Risālah” of Mawlānā Ziyn al-Dīn Munajjim Lārī. The comparison of this treatise, which is named as “Extraction table of the years 1024, 1032, 1034, 1043 AH”, shows his skill in the subject of calendar, astronomy and astrolabe. This article, for the first time, introduces and examines this treatise as the first known work of this Iranian scientist and by comparing and examining other manuscripts on which he wrote margins and the travelogue of Pietro Della Valle, which shows deep friendship and familiarity. It has two, it examines his influence and position in entering the intellectual achievements of astronomy in Iran.
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New findings from the life and works of Maulana Zain al-Din Ali Mujam Lari, mentioned in Pietro della Valle's travelogue Mehrān Rezāʾī mehranreza65@gmail.
org٫0009-0009-5837-4447 Article Information Abstract Article Type: Research Article Received Date: 2024-06-16 Revision Date: 2024-10-13 Acceptance Date: 2024-10-29 Publication Date: 2025-01-20 Correspondences have been published from Maulana Zain al-Din Ali Mujam Lari, an 11th-century AH scholar, which were written to Pietro della Valle – a famous Italian traveler during the reign of Shah Abbas Safavi – on the subject of astronomy.
New findings from the life and works of Maulana Zain al-Din Ali Mujam Lari, mentioned in Pietro della Valle's travelogue.
Della Valle’s description of the scientific situation in Iran at that time recalls the description of Pedro Teixeira, a Portuguese traveler who lived on Hormuz Island between 1001-1005 AH / 1593-1597 AD, who writes: “The Iranians are addicted to reading 16 History of Science, Volume 22, Number 2, 1403 and addressed as Maulana Zain al-Din Lari the astronomer, by Amirarjomand 1390 (7).
” Amirarjomand 1390 (7) Aydın Sayılı published an article in 1958 titled “A Persian Manuscript Belonging to the Early Seventeenth Century on Tycho Brahe’s Cosmological Model” in which he first mentioned the relationship between Pietro della Valle and Zain al-Din Mujam Lari and explained the main points of this letter (Sayili Aydin 1958:3.
PERS) After leaving Iran and residing in the port of Goa in 1624 AD, Pietro della Valle wrote an astronomical text in Persian based on his discussions with Christopher Borri and sent it to Zain al-Din Mujam Lari (2017.
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