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Alternate names/spellings: Messala, Messahalla
Dates: 740 - 815 (Dates are approximate. )
Mashallah was a Persian Jewish astronomer and astrologer, considered the leading astrologer of his day. He helped to choose the site of the city of Baghdad by astrological signs. He wrote several treatises about astrology and the use of the astrolabe.
More information:
- "Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashallah