Sheikh Bahai
(1547–1621) Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and poet
Sheikh Bahai (1547–1621) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Sheikh Bahai belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Sheikh Bahai was born in Baalbek and died in Isfahan. Sheikh Bahai trained at Isfahan Seminary. Sheikh Bahai worked in Aleppo, Jerusalem, and Isfahan. The students included Jawad ibn Sa'd al-Kadhimi, Sayyed Ahmad Alavi, Mulla Sadra, and Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi.
The best-known works include ‘Jame-e Abbasi’, ‘The Essentials of Arithmetic’, and ‘Zubdat Al-Usul’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Sheikh Bahai. The dated buildings span the years 1601–1630. The buildings are in District 3 and Ganja. They are in 2 countries.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Hans van Steenwinckel den äldre, Francisco Becerra, Giovan Battista Cavagna, Carlo Lambardi, and Juan Bautista Monegro.