Muslim Heroes
Here we take a moment to recognize the following Muslims — fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, academics, advocates and religious leaders — selected by others for their individual contributions to the lives of their people and, thus, humanity at large.
Abu Bakr Al Razi – The Great Physician and Polymath of 10th Century
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi is conjointly better-known by his Persian name Rāzī and by his Latinized name Rhazes),… Read More
Why was Muhammad Ali prepared to go to jail?
Forty-seven years ago (April 28 1967) Muhammad Ali made headlines for refusing to be drafted into the U.S. Army on… Read More
Betty Shabbazz – What a Muslim Woman
Even as we remember Malcolm X many years later, we ought also to remember and honor his beloved wife, Dr.… Read More
Muhammad (pbuh) – The Prophet of Peace
The prophet, sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was the bravest of people and had the most firm heart, and no other… Read More
Ibn Zuhr and the Progress of Surgery
This study of the original Arabic edition of the book Al-Taysir fi ‘l-Mudawat wa’l-Tadbir (Book of Simplification Concerning Therapeutics and… Read More
Muslim Founders of Mathematics
The 7th to the 13th century was the golden age of Muslim learning. In mathematics they contributed and invented the… Read More
The Mystery of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan
In early 12th-century Muslim Spain, a gifted philosopher, mathematician, poet, and medical doctor was born. Ibn Tufayl, or Abu Bakr… Read More
Taqi Al-Din – The Greatest Scientist on Earth
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma’ruf al-Shami al-Asadi (Turkish: Takiyuddin) (1526–1585) was a major Ottoman Turkish or Arab Muslim polymath: a… Read More
Jabbir Ibn Haiyan (Geber) – Father of Chemistry
Abu Musa Jābir ibn Hayyān (born c. 721 in Tus, Iran–died c. 815 in Kufa, Iraq) was a prominent polymath:… Read More
Ibn Tufail (Abubacer) – Most famous for Hayy ibn Yaqdhan
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad ibn Tufail al-Qaisi al-Andalusi; Latinized form: Abubacer Aben Tofail; Anglicized form: Abubekar… Read More