Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of World’s Very First University
The name Fatima Al-Fihri crowns the annals of history with the distinction of having established the world’s very first university.
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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.
Who was Omar al-Mukhtar? – The Lion of the Desert
“The sentence on you, Omar Mukhtar, is death by hanging in public…” “From God we come, and unto God we
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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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Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) – World’s First True Scientist
Alhazen, the great Islamic polymath. Alhazen was born in Basra, in the Iraq province of the Buyid Persian Empire. He
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Al-Farghani (Alfraganus)
Abū al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghani also known as Alfraganus in the West was a Muslim astronomer and
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Al Kindi (Alkindus) – The Philosopher of the Arabs
Yaqub ibn Isaq al-Kindi (Latin: Alkindus) (c. 801–873 CE), known as “the Philosopher of the Arabs”, was a Muslim Arab
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