Makramat Khan, a collaborator of his father, trained Ataullah in arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy.[3] His younger brother Luftullah was also a famous mathematician.[1] Ataullah wrote two works on mathematics in Persian language:[1]
Khulāṣat-ul Rāz or Khulasah-i-Raz ("Essence of Mystery [of Arithmetic]") is a book on arithmetic, algebra and mensuration. It is an abridged translation of Baha' al-din al-'Amili's Arabic language book Khulasat al-Hisab, which was used as a textbook in madrasas of medieval India. The author wrote the book in verse form, and dedicated it to the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh.[1]
^Other transliterations of his name include 'Aṭāullāh Rushdī bin Aḥmad Ma'mār,[1] 'Ata Allāh Rushdī ibn Aḥmad i Nādir,[2] Ata Allah Rashidi,[3] and Ata Allah Rashdi.[4]
References
^ abcdefgS. M. Razaullah Ansari (2019). "Persian translations of Bhāskara's Sanskrit texts and their impact in the following centuries". In K. Ramasubramanian; Takao Hayashi; Clemency Montelle (eds.). Bhāskara-prabhā: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer. pp. 384–385. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6034-3_18. ISBN9789811360343. S2CID166240155.
^ abcChanchal Dadlani (2016). "Innovation, Appropriation, and Representation: Mughal Architectural Ornament in the Eighteenth Century". In Gülru Necipoglu; Alina Payne (eds.). Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local. Princeton University Press. p. 183. ISBN9780691167282.
^Khursheed Kamal Aziz (2004). The Meaning of Islamic Art: Explorations in Religious Symbolism and Social Relevance. Vol. 1. Adam. p. 476. ISBN9788174353979.