Talk:Ahmad ibn 'Imad al-Din
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[edit]"Ibn" (Arabic "son of") tells me that this person may have been Arabic, not Persian. Persian-born Arab, perhaps? (See Geber) -- Kbh3rd 00:38, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
- Muhammad Khatami is an Arabic name. So is he an Arab? He is the president of Iran.
- Ibn Rushd has an Arabic name. So was he an Arab? He was from Spain.--Zereshk 01:10, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
- Khatami and Ibn Rushd are Iranian and Spanish. That doesn't answer the question about Ahmad Ibn Imad ul-din, but I get the point – my name is English and my wife's is German, but don't call either of us European.
- When I first read the article stub and the doubts about his dates I thought his origin might be in doubt, too. Kbh3rd
That guy Yuber on the Geber page is making an incorrect claim. I think he feels frightened after seeing that huge list I have been working on during the past 4 months. If he sits down and compiles a similar list of Arab medieval scientists, I think it will be just as long.
People forget that medieval Persia was a very large place; technically from the Euphrates all the way up to Tajikestan and the Central Asian Republics. It's only natural to have so many people show up as Persian on the list.--Zereshk 06:40, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
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