Aja'ib al-Makhluqat
An illustration depicting the moon in al-Qazwini's work, The Wonders of Creation. Copy was made in 1537/944, probably in western India. | |
| Author | Zakariya al-Qazwini |
|---|---|
| Original title | عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Cosmography |
| Published | 1280 |
| Publication place | Persia |
Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (Arabic: عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات) or The Wonders of Creatures and the Marvels of Creation is an important work of paradoxography and cosmography by Zakariya al-Qazwini, who was born in Qazwin in 1203 shortly before the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire.