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Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, a Common card
Al-Samawʾal ibn Yaḥyā al-Maghribī, commonly known as Samawʾal al-Maghribi, was a mathematician, astronomer and physician.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 51
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 77
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,200
Power 77 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Al-Samawal al-Maghribi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Al-Samawal al-Maghribi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ was a rabbi from Morocco named Yehuda ibn Abūn.
Answer
father. His father was a rabbi from Morocco named Yehuda ibn Abūn. From the Al-Samawal al-Maghribi article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born to a Jewish family of Moroccan origin, he concealed his conversion to Islam for many years for fear of offending his father, then openly embraced Islam in ____ after he had a dream telling him to do so.
Answer
1160s. Born to a Jewish family of Moroccan origin, he concealed his conversion to Islam for many years for fear of offending his father, then openly embraced Islam in 1163 after he had a dream telling him to do so. From the Al-Samawal al-Maghribi article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Born to a Jewish family of Moroccan origin, he concealed his conversion to Islam for many years for fear of offending his father, then openly embraced Islam in 1163 after he had a dream telling him to do so.
- His father was a rabbi from Morocco named Yehuda ibn Abūn.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Al-Samawal al-Maghribi article was read about 6,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 51 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Al-Samaw'al, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
