What about Al Farabi?
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Al Farabi
Muslim scientist and philosopher Al Farabi’s real name is Abu Nasser Mohammad Ibn Farakh Al Farabi. Al Farabi’s father was highly educated and a high-ranking officer in the army. His ancestors were Persians. His ancestors left Persia and settled in Turkestan due to conversion to Islam and political reasons. His education began in Faraba. After studying there for a few years, he went to Bokhara for further education.
Then he went to Baghdad for higher education. There he studied and researched for almost 40 years. He went to Damascus, Egypt and many other places in the country and abroad in search of knowledge. His contributions in physics, sociology, philosophy, logic, mathematics, medicine etc. were significant. But his contribution to science and philosophy was greatest. He was the one who proved the position of ‘vacuum’ in physics. As a philosopher Nia was considered at the level of the Platonists.