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Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham (Latinized as Alhazen; / æ l ˈ h æ z ən /; full name Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham أبو علي، الحسن بن الحسن بن الهيثم; c. 965 – c. 1040) was a medieval mathematician, astronomer, and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age from present-day Iraq.
In the Book of Optics, al-Haytham hypothesized the existence of primary and secondary light, with primary light being the stronger or more intense of the two.The book describes how the essential form of light comes from self-luminous bodies and that accidental light comes from objects that obtain and emit light from those self-luminous bodies.
Haytham, Haitham or Haitem (Arabic: هيثم) male given name meaning "hawk".It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities. Notable people with this name include:
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham is a 2015 part-animated film directed by Ahmed Salim and starring Omar Sharif.It is Sharif's final film. [1] [2]The film was produced by 1001 Inventions, a British foundation aiming to promote the achievements of the Golden Age of Islam.
Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Sayyida Na'emah bint Badr Sayyid Taimur bin Asa'ad; Sayyida Hozam bint Asa'ad; Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Sayyida Rawdah bint Abdullah
Haitham al-Maleh (Arabic: هيثم المالح, born August 15, 1931) [1] is a Syrian human rights activist and former judge. [2] [3] An independent Islamist [4] and longtime critic of Syria's Ba'athist regime, he was imprisoned several times after standing for human rights and calling for constitutional reforms. [5]
On 26 September 2023, at around 22:45 AST, a fire broke out at the Al Haytham Wedding Hall during an Assyrian wedding in Qaraqosh, Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. [2]
Qays ibn al-Haytham al-Sulamī (Arabic: قيس بن الهيثم السلمي) (fl. 649 – 684) was an Arab commander and administrator in the service of the Rashidun, Umayyad and Zubayrid caliphates.