Although not he was not in the first rank of Arabic mathematicians, he is important in the development of mathematics since his works were translated into Latin, and so became available to European mathematicians, whereas the work of some of the top rank Arabic mathematicians such as Abu'l-Wafa were not translated into Latin.
Kahit na hindi siya ay hindi sa unang ranggo ng Arabic mathematicians, siya ay mahalaga sa pag-unlad ng matematika dahil sa kanyang mga gawa ay isinalin sa Latin, at sa gayon ay naging available sa European mathematicians, kung saan ang gawain ng ilan sa mga tuktok na ranggo Arabic mathematicians tulad ng Abu'l-Wafa ay hindi isinalin sa Latin.