Sanad ibn Ali
Sanad ibn Ali | |
|---|---|
| Died | after 864 AD |
| Occupation(s) | Astronomer, translator, mathematician, engineer |
| Notable work | Zij al-Sindhind, Decimal mark |
| Father | Ali-Musa |
Abu al-Tayyib Sanad ibn Ali, also known as Sind ibn Ali (died c. 864 C.E.), was a ninth-century astronomer, translator, mathematician and engineer during Islamic Golden Age who was employed at the court of the Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun. A later convert to Islam, Sanad's father was a learned astronomer who lived and worked in Baghdad.