Muslim Scientists

Alhazen, the great Islamic polymath. Alhazen was born in Basra, in the Iraq province of the Buyid Persian Empire. He… Read More

Abū al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghani also known as Alfraganus in the West was a Muslim astronomer and… Read More

Yaqub ibn Isaq al-Kindi (Latin: Alkindus) (c. 801–873 CE), known as "the Philosopher of the Arabs", was a Muslim Arab… Read More

Abu ‘l-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd better known just as Ibn Rushd, and in European literature as Averroes (1126… Read More

The 10th century saw the zenith of the Umayyad golden age in Andalusia. Under the leadership of ‘Abd ar-Rahman An-Nasir (r.… Read More

It’s hard to imagine a world without photography. Billion dollar companies like Instagram and Canon are based on the idea… Read More

Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind.… Read More

Stars have been a major part of human’s historic life. Whether it entailed the search of their personality in zodiac… Read More

Abu Zayd al-Balkhi was a 9th century Muslim polymath, whose writings touched on subjects as varied as geography, medicine, philosophy,… Read More

The idea of flying and the science of flight have a very long history. Many inventors have made several attempts throughout history at building… Read More