Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman Mohammed al-Jadiri (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الجدري) (born in Meknes, in 1375 and died in Fez, probably in 1416) was muwaqqit (time-keeper) at the Qarawiyyin Mosque.[1] He wrote a treatise on the determination of time of day and night, an urzija (verse composition) in 26 chapters and 335 verses, entitled Raudat al-azhar fl 'ilm waqt al-lail wal-nahar (1391/2) and a calendar adapted to the latitude of Fez Tanbllt al-afliím 'ala mii ya/:tduthu ji ayyiim al-'iim.[2][3]
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| Born | 1375 |
| Died | 1416 Fez |
| Known for | writing Raudat al-azhar fl 'ilm waqt al-lail wal-nahar, Tanbllt al-afliím 'ala mii ya |
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