In Honour of Ibn al-Ha’im: Scholar and Mathematician of Jerusalem (Quds) by Salim Al-Hassani Published on: 26th June 2025 © Copyright FSTC Ltd 2002-2020.

When one remembers the numerous scholars of Palestine, there is a significant fact that comes to mind. The fact is that Palestine has always been an integral part of the Muslim world and home to many scholars, both male and female, even after the mid-20th century. This article is written to commemorate Ibn al-Ha’im al-Maqdisi (14th/15th century), one of medieval Palestine’s notable polymath scholars who was a jurist, theologian, teacher, author, grammarian, and a mathematician. Ibn al-Ha’im took a special interest in a practical branch of mathematics that was of particular use to his contemporary society, namely successoral calculations (hisab al-fara’idh). For this reason, he was also known as Ibn al-Ha’im al-Fara’idhi. https://muslimheritage.com/ibn-al-haim/ © Copyright FSTC Ltd 2002-2020.