Ibn Khaldun: One of the Founding Fathers of Modern Historiography
Ibn Khaldun: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Statue of Ibn Khaldun in Tunis Ibn Khaldūn or Ibn Khaldoun (full name, Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي,…
Islam’s Great Historian: The man who travelled for thirty years
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Friday 17 May 2013 Shamsuddin Mohammed, “Ibn Battuta”, the great Muslim adventurer of Morocco, was born on 17th of Rajab 703 AH (corresponding to Feb. 24,…
In Perspective: What really holds back Islamic science
Source: Scidev.net From: David Dickson Conservative traditions, rather than religious belief, seem to be the main barrier to modern science in Muslim countries, says David Dickson. Earlier this month, I…
Alislam-eGazette Publishes a Remarkable Collection of Muslim Heritage
Taj Mahal: One of the New 7 Wonders of the World Alislam-eGazette is a monthly electronic publication of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, since 2007. It has more than 40,000 subscribers.…
Rhazes, Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī: Einstein of the 10th Century
George Sarton in his legendary Introduction to the History of Science, attributes each half century of scientific progress to one scientist, who set the tone by his leadership. He assigns the second…
Dr. Abdus Salam about George Sarton’s Book, Introduction to the History of Science
Dr. Abdus Salam, Nobel Laureate in physics summarized Sarton’s history pertaining to the Muslim scientists in an article, Islam and Science – Concordance or Conflict? Salam highlighted Sarton’s evaluation of history in this article and…
Transmission of Islamic science to Europe & Renaissance
By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada Muslim scholars of Baghdad had translated scientific works from Greek, Pahlavi, Syriac, & Sanskrit into Arabic in the eighth and ninth centuries. Similarly…
Jābir ibn Hayyān – The Einstein of the Eighth Century in the Writing of George Sarton
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment George Sarton in his legendary Introduction to the History of Science, attributes each half century of scientific progress to one scientist, who set the tone by his…
Jābir ibn Hayyān or Geber: The Einstein of the Eighth Century
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment George Sarton in his legendary Introduction to the History of Science, attributes each half century of scientific progress to one scientist, who set the tone by…
Who is Destroying Muslim heritage- an Israeli View
The Jerusalem Post: There is a veritable industry out there producing an endless stream of “reports” about imaginary Israeli efforts to destroy, damage or defile Muslim sites, in particular the…
Abdus Salam Docufilm Teaser – Kailoola Production
Source: Kailoola Production Teaser: http://vimeo.com/58447727 Dear All, By way of a quick update on our documentary film on the science and life of Dr. Abdus Salam: having filmed in the US,…
Mecca’s wreckers?
The world laughed when Islamists in Egypt recently threatened to destroy the Giza pyramids – despite the insane precedent of the Taliban’s dynamiting of the majestic Bamiyan Buddhas. But clearly…
It’s time to herald the Arabic science that prefigured Darwin and Newton
Prof. Jim Al Khalili Source: Guardian UK – Tuesday 29 January 2008 By Prof. Jim Al-Khalili In this era of intolerance and cultural tension, the west needs to appreciate the…
Islam and science – The road to renewal
Source: economist.com After centuries of stagnation science is making comeback in the Islamic world THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than…
Timbuktu, Islam’s Ancient Seat Of Learning, Loses Priceless Manuscripts
Huff Post: Krista Larson and Michelle Faul. SEVARE, Mali — Timbuktu, the fabled desert city where retreating Muslim extremists destroyed ancient manuscripts, was a center of Islamic learning hundreds of years…
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s Contributions to Mathematics and Science
Source: Muslim Sunrise Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Taj Mahal in India, built in 1632 – 1653 CE Science and technology are shared heritage of humanity. The…
Qutub Minar from the 13th Century: The Tallest Minaret in India
Source: Wikipedia Qutub Minar pronunciation (help·info) (English: The Qutub Tower; Urdu: قطب مینار) also Qutub Minar, is the tallest minaret in India [1] and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] Located…
Alhambra from Wikipedia
Alhambra (pron.: /ælˈhæmbrə/),[a] the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra,[b] is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed during the mid -10th century by the Umaid Arabic ruler Badis ben Habus of the Kingdom of Granada in al-Andalus,…
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