Al-Simawi

Al-Simawi

13th-century takes hyphen

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{{Short description|13th century alchemist from Baghdad, Iraq}}
{{Short description|13th-century alchemist from Baghdad, Iraq}}
'''Abu al-Qasim Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Iraqi al-Simawi''' (died 1260?) was a Muslim [[alchemist]] from [[Baghdad]] who performed various experiments and wrote the ''Kitāb al-ʿIlm al-muktasab fī zirāʿat al-dhahab'' ("The Book of Acquired Knowledge concerning the Cultivation of Gold").Edited by Holmyard, Eric J. 1923. ''Kitāb al-'ilm al-muktasab fī zirā'at al-dahab (Book of knowledge acquired concerning the cultivation of gold) by Abu 'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-'Iraqi''. Paris: Geuthner. [[Al-Jildaki]] was deeply inspired by his works and wrote various commentaries and references regarding the works of Al-Simawi.{{Cite web | url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/bioS.html#simawi | title=Islamic Medical Manuscripts: Bio-Bibliographies - S }}
'''Abu al-Qasim Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Iraqi al-Simawi''' (died 1260?) was a Muslim [[alchemist]] from [[Baghdad]] who performed various experiments and wrote the ''Kitāb al-ʿIlm al-muktasab fī zirāʿat al-dhahab'' ("The Book of Acquired Knowledge concerning the Cultivation of Gold").Edited by Holmyard, Eric J. 1923. ''Kitāb al-'ilm al-muktasab fī zirā'at al-dahab (Book of knowledge acquired concerning the cultivation of gold) by Abu 'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-'Iraqi''. Paris: Geuthner. [[Al-Jildaki]] was deeply inspired by his works and wrote various commentaries and references regarding the works of Al-Simawi.{{Cite web | url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/bioS.html#simawi | title=Islamic Medical Manuscripts: Bio-Bibliographies - S }}