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Is it true that Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi was the first to invent zero, use it in inventing the science of algebra, and develop methods for multiplication and division that became known as "algorithms"?

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Al-Khwarizmi was a Muslim scholar who excelled in mathematics and astronomy. Al-Ma'mun appointed him as the head of the House of Wisdom. He developed algebra as an independent science, and George Sarton considered him one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He invented a system for analyzing first and second-degree equations, and introduced Arabic numerals and the zero. He also founded the science of logarithms. His works were a primary source of mathematical knowledge for centuries in the East and West. He authored his book "Al-Jabr wal Muqabalah" at the request of Al-Ma'mun, to meet the needs of Muslims in their daily transactions. It was translated into Latin and became known as "Algebra" throughout the world. Al-Khwarizmi is rightly considered the "Father of Algebra" because he was the first to study it in its rudimentary form.

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