Abu al-Wafa
Abu’l-Wafa was brought up during the period that a new dynasty was being established which would rule over Iran. The
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Muslim Scientists
Al-Masudi – Herodotus of the Arabs
The historian and geographer, Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Hussain Ibn Ali Al Masudi (895-957 CE) was a scion of an
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Al Jazari – The Father of Robotics
Al Jazari (1136–1206) was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, mathematician and astronomer from Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia,
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Al-Zahrawi – The Pioneer of Modern Surgery
It has often been stated on this website that the Muslim period of Spain’s history (also known as al-Andalus) was
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Al Ghazali – One of the great Jurist, Theologian and Mystic of the 12th Century
Abu Hamed Mohammad ibn Mohammad al-Ghazzali (1058–1111 C.E.) (Persian: ابو حامد محمد ابن محمد الغزالی), known as Al-Ghazali or Algazel
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Al-Sufi (Azophi) – Astronomer
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Persian: عبدالرحمن صوفی) (December 7, 903 – May 25, 986) was a Persian astronomer also known as
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Famous Scientists
Einstein, Newton, Flemming … these names are well known, and with good reason, as influential and innovative scientists. However, what
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Contribution of Ibn Sina to the Development of Earth Sciences
The Muslim Civilisation was outstanding in its outlook on the universe, humanity and life. Muslim scientists thought about the origin
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) – The Islamic Scholar Who Gave Us Modern Philosophy
Ibn Rushd better known in European literature as Averroes (1126 – December 10, 1198), was an Andalusian Muslim polymath; a
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Ibn Firnas (Armen Firman) – The First Aviator
Abbas Ibn Firnas (810–887 A.D.), also known as Abbas Qasim Ibn Firnas and عباس بن فرناس (Arabic language), was a
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