[1][2][3][4] His astronomical tables written under the patronage of Sultan Sanjar (Zīj al-Sanjarī, 1115) is considered to be one of the major works in mathematical astronomy of the medieval period.
[5]: 107 He provided the positions of fixed stars, and for oblique ascensions and time-equations for the latitude of Marv in which he was based.
[5] Al-Khazini was the author of an encyclopedia on scales and water-balances called The Book of the Balance of Wisdom (Kitab Mizan al-Hikmah, 1121), which explored theories of density, specific gravities of metals, precious stones, and liquids, as well as principles of equilibrium.
He got his name from his master (Abu‘l Husayn ‘Alī ibn Muhammad al-Khāzin al-Marwazī) who was the treasurer of Marv.
[5]: 107 Al Khazini seems to have been a high government official under Sanjar ibn Malikshah and the sultan of the Seljuk Empire.
[7] Sanjar's treasurer out of fear destroyed al-Asfizari's balance; he was filled with grief when he heard the news.
[7] When al-Khazini explains the advantages of his balance he says that it "performs the functions of skilled craftsmen", its benefits are theoretical and practical precision.