OMAR KHAYYAM - as a great scholar

Why is Omar Khayyam regarded as a great Scholar?

 

Omar Khayyam lived in a time that did not make life easy for learned men, unless they had the support of a ruler at one of the many courts. However, Omar Khayyam was an outstanding Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer who died in AD 1123.  Khayyam did write several works including “Problem of Arithmetic” a book on music, and one on algebra before he was 25 years old. In fact, one of his books is considered a masterpiece in algebra.  Khayyam also worked on compiling astronomical tables and contributed to calendar reform in 1079.  Khayyam measured the length of the year as 365.24219858156 days! In addition to these achievements, Omar Khayyam was also a great philosopher and physician.

Outside   the world of mathematics, Omar Khayyam is best known for nearly 600 “Rubaiyat”, or quatrains (short four line poems) that form the ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’, The major theme in this book is the fragility of human life, and many of his Rubaiyat got worldwide acclaim. His Rubaiyat are viewed as meditations on the mysteries of existence and celebrations of worldly pleasures.

Written by,             

Aishwarya Barathi

II B.A English.,

Kg cas.,

Coimbatore