How Islam Contributed to Modern Science

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Great video!

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Western historians such as S.P. Scott, Stanley Lane-Poole and Robert Brifault confirm that Islam had a huge impact on modern science. Lane Poole says: "For nearly eight centuries, Muslim Spain set to all Europe a shining example of a civilised state. Students flocked from France, England and Germany to drink from the fountain of learning that flowed only in the cities of the Moors." S.P. Scott has the same views as Al-Djazairi. This is what he says: “The schools of Moslem Spain and Sicily had long been the resort of students; ambitious of literary attainments and distinction, from every country in Europe. Princes of Castile and France had for generations enjoyed the benefits of the educational advantages to be obtained in the Spanish Peninsula. The proximity of the polished and luxurious towns of Sicily to the ancient seat of Roman greatness and power had produced a corresponding effect, less evident and less durable, it is true, but still most civilising and beneficial, upon the ferocious barbarism which has succeeded the cruel and shameless vice's of the Caesars. The sacerdotal order had profited more largely than all others by the learning of the Moslems. Pope Slyvester II (Gerbert of Aurillac), the most accomplished ecclesiastic of his time, whose prodigious acquirements caused him to be accused of sorcery and led to his assassination by poison.” Regarding al-Andalus, Lane-Poole writes: “Every branch of Science was seriously studied there, and medicine received more and greater additions by the discoveries of Andalusia… Albucasis (or Abu-l-Kasim Khalaf, to give him his proper name) was a notable surgeon of the eleventh century, and some of his operations coincided with the present practice. Avenzoar (Ibn Zohr) a little later made numerous important medical and surgical discoveries. Ibn Beytar, the botanist, travelled all over the East to find medicinal herbs, on which he wrote an exhaustive treatise… Astronomy, geography, chemistry, natural history - all were studied with ardour at Cordova; and as for the graces of literature, there was never a time in Europe when poetry became so much the speech of everybody, when people of all ranks composed those Arabic verses which perhaps suggested models for the ballads and canzonettes of the Spanish minstrels and the troubadours of Provence and Italy.” Unfortunately, instead of giving credit to Islam and the Muslims, modern historians instead state that Greek literature led to the enhanced civilisation of the West, which goes against what the earlier sources say. "It is the same in respect to the origins of Western poetry and literature," Al-Djazairi explains. "We find not a single reference to any Arabic/Islamic influence in any work on the subject dating after 2000." But in older books, such as the one by Robert Briffault, he (Robert) cites dozens, if not hundreds, of Western sources ranging from the 16th century - the 20th century. These sources all explain that the entire literature of the Christian West came from Islamic Spain.

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This video explains a lot about the Islamic impact on science and civilisation! :D These speakers know a lot about this topic.

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ما شاء الله تبارك الرحمن تدخلات قيمة و موفقة

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Very informative!

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your comment is as ignorant as fascism itself. These people were born in an islamic era, province to an islamic family, learning islamic principles. The fact you know so little about the islamic empire during the dark ages is quite humorous.

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the title is specific. "modern science". citing ibn al haytham or other muslim scientists from millenia ago is about as off the ball as you can be with that. not only is it not "modern" but it doesnt demonstrate the contribution of islam, only muslims. citing muslims as evidence of the contribution of islam, without demonstration of a sequitur, is like citing moustaches as the cause of nazism and fascism. hitler and stalin had moustaches, incidentally, so what? /watch?v=vy1gvrgyj8U

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That's a good point, however, the Muslims were deeply influenced by Islam. Abu Zakariya writes: "Ibn al-Haytham first studied theology, the Qur’an, and he stated that it was the Qur’an that inspired him to study philosophy and science: “I decided to discover what it is that brings us closer to God, [states Ibn al-Haytham] what pleases Him most, and what makes us submissive to His ineluctable Will.” Using his revolutionary scientific method, Ibn al-Haytham made leaps and bounds in the field of optics. In his book, The Book of Optics, he was the first to disprove the ancient Greek idea that light comes out of the eye, bounces off objects, and comes back to the eye. He delved further into the way the eye itself works. Using dissections, he was able to begin to explain how light enters the eye, is focused and is projected to the back of the eye. The translation of The Book of Optics had a huge impact on Europe. From it, later European scholars were able to understand the way light works and devices such as eyeglasses, magnifying lenses, telescopes and cameras were developed. Without Ibn al-Haytham’s scientific method, we may still be living in a time when speculation, superstition, and unproven myths are the basis of science. It is not a stretch to say that without his ideas, the modern world of science that we know today would not exist. [The Muslims] carried out experiments, wrote commentaries on them and corrected the theories where necessary in the form of their own independent works. A few such examples are Al-Biruni’s criticism and correction of Aristotle’s philosophy in a work called Questions and Answers; Al-Khwarizmi’s correction of Ptolemy’s geography in his work Face of the Earth; Ibn al-Haytham’s correction and refutation of Galen’s optics based upon practical experiments; Al-Khazini’s work on measures of weights and densities surpassed his Greek predecessors. In fact, Europe took far more from the Muslim world than this book can do justice. Among other things: windmills, soap, perfume, sugar, irrigation, spices, universities, street lights, the paper industry, mass literacy, freedom of thought, architecture, poetry, hygiene, libraries and ceramics. New Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...) in particular revolutionised the mathematics of Medieval Europe and consequently had a lasting effect on architecture. Cathedrals, castles, palaces, gardens and many more structures were built in medieval Europe by the help of Islamic Spain’s architectural techniques. Finally, let us perform a thought experiment: if the Qur’an had never been revealed, then what would the likely state of the world be today? Let us think this through step by step. From the Qur’an emerged the justice of Islamic law; from that justice came peace and co-existence; with that peaceful co-existence came free intellectual activity in Muslim lands and from this freedom of literacy originate the knowledge that took Europe out of the Dark Ages and ushered in the Renaissance." I hope this message helps to answer your question!

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The reason for the greatness of Islamic civilisation was because of the Islamic faith itself. Al-Djazairi explains: “It is extremely easy for any curious mind to look at the subject independently to realise that Muslim science rose in response to the demands of the faith. We devoted a whole volume to the Islamic impact on science and civilisation. So, here, we keep the matter as succinct as we can, just drawing attention to a couple of facts. The study of celestial phenomena, as an instance, was necessary in Islam so as to determine accurately the times of the daily prayers throughout the year, and find the direction of Makkah (Mecca) from every geographical location where there are Muslims. This study was also necessary for finding the beginning and ending of the month of fasting by the exact definition of the new moon. Which led to the rise of modern astronomy, a subject that has been examined by King and Sayili.” Millas Vallicrosa notes how the Islamic prayer prompted religious Muslims - especially the Scholars - to examine closely “the marvels that the Lord has set before our eyes.” Vallicrosa explains how Muslim scholars began to study into astronomy, botany and other sciences because of this; and they always began their books by thanking “the Creator, making it clear [notes Vallicrosa] that it was this sense of worshipping admiration, induced by the miraculous works of the Lord, that sustained them to toil while others slept.” “The boost to mathematical studies [says Al-Djazairi] also came as a response to the requirements of the faith including the requests by lawyers for the solution of certain problems such as those involved in land measurement or in the partitioning of inheritance. Arithmetic (al-hias) was, Ibn Khaldun observes in his Prolegomena, the first of the mathematical sciences to be used by the Muslims, being a means of solving such material problems that present themselves in daily life as assessment of taxes, reckoning of compensation, and division of inheritance according to Qur’anic law.” “The Abbasids,” concludes Andrew Marr, “prided themselves on their hard science, in a world that they mapped and whose circumference they measured… with accurate measurements they could produce maps of their vast domains. Furthermore, by understanding the rotation and curvature of the earth they could calculate Mecca’s exact direction when praying… and the Abbasid fascination with maths makes perfect sense.”

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Islam Contributed to Modern Science What a Joke XD

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NASA was founded by the surviving Nazis. Their main contribution is propaganda. Modern Science may not be what you believe it is.

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Western historians such as S.P. Scott, Stanley Lane-Poole and Robert Brifault confirm that Islam had a huge impact on modern science. Lane Poole says: "For nearly eight centuries, Muslim Spain set to all Europe a shining example of a civilised state. Students flocked from France, England and Germany to drink from the fountain of learning that flowed only in the cities of the Moors." S.P. Scott has the same views as Al-Djazairi. This is what he says: “The schools of Moslem Spain and Sicily had long been the resort of students; ambitious of literary attainments and distinction, from every country in Europe. Princes of Castile and France had for generations enjoyed the benefits of the educational advantages to be obtained in the Spanish Peninsula. The proximity of the polished and luxurious towns of Sicily to the ancient seat of Roman greatness and power had produced a corresponding effect, less evident and less durable, it is true, but still most civilising and beneficial, upon the ferocious barbarism which has succeeded the cruel and shameless vice's of the Caesars. The sacerdotal order had profited more largely than all others by the learning of the Moslems. Pope Slyvester II (Gerbert of Aurillac), the most accomplished ecclesiastic of his time, whose prodigious acquirements caused him to be accused of sorcery and led to his assassination by poison.” Regarding al-Andalus, Lane-Poole writes: “Every branch of Science was seriously studied there, and medicine received more and greater additions by the discoveries of Andalusia… Albucasis (or Abu-l-Kasim Khalaf, to give him his proper name) was a notable surgeon of the eleventh century, and some of his operations coincided with the present practice. Avenzoar (Ibn Zohr) a little later made numerous important medical and surgical discoveries. Ibn Beytar, the botanist, travelled all over the East to find medicinal herbs, on which he wrote an exhaustive treatise… Astronomy, geography, chemistry, natural history - all were studied with ardour at Cordova; and as for the graces of literature, there was never a time in Europe when poetry became so much the speech of everybody, when people of all ranks composed those Arabic verses which perhaps suggested models for the ballads and canzonettes of the Spanish minstrels and the troubadours of Provence and Italy.” Unfortunately, instead of giving credit to Islam and the Muslims, modern historians instead state that Greek literature led to the enhanced civilisation of the West, which goes against what the earlier sources say. "It is the same in respect to the origins of Western poetry and literature," Al-Djazairi explains. "We find not a single reference to any Arabic/Islamic influence in any work on the subject dating after 2000." But in older books, such as the one by Robert Briffault, he (Robert) cites dozens, if not hundreds, of Western sources ranging from the 16th century - the 20th century. These sources all explain that the entire literature of the Christian West came from Islamic Spain.