House of Wisdom: Symbol of Scientific Imperial Glory of the Early Islamic Period
The Golden Age One of the largest and richest cities in the world at the time, Baghdad was founded in 762 AD by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur. Great minds from many countries gathered at the Baghdad Library, known as the House of Wisdom or Bayt al-Hikma. From mathematics and astronomy to zoology, the Academy was a major centre of research, thought and deba…
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Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, a renowned Muslim theologian and jurist passed away
Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal is a notable Islamic scholar who has been granted the title of Shaikh-ul-Islam (excellent Islamic scholar). He was an Imam in Fiqh, Hadith, and many other branches of Islamic law. In reality, he is the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law's four schools or rites of Islamic legal knowledge (fiqh). According to several r…
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Abbasid Caliph: Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad
On this day, July 30, 762 CE, Baghdad was founded on the west bank of the Tigris by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, the city officially known as Madinat al-Salam (city of peace) which served as the capital for the Dynasty. Its commercial position became generally unrivaled and under the caliph Harun ar-Rashid, Baghdad rose to become one of the greatest citie…
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Al-Biruni: An Iranian Mathematician and Polymath
On this day, 13 th December 1048, an Iranian mathematician, astronomer and polymath, Abu Rayhan Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Biruni was died in Ghazna (now Ghazni, Afganistan). He was a scholar and scientist from Tajikistan who was also among the most eminent figures and erudite men of his time. He spent most of his life outside of Khiva, his birthplace. He was kn…
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Abbasid Caliphs: Harun Al-Rashid and Mamun's Contribution to the Islamic History
Harun Al-Rashid became the fifth Abbasid Caliph On this day, 14 September 786 AD, Harun al-Rashid became the caliph of Abbasid dynasty at the age of twenty. A caliph is the religious and political leader of an Islamic state. During his rule, the dynasty was at its most powerful and wealthy. However, some people say that this was also when it started to fall…
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The Contribution of Muslim Scientists to the field of science and technologies specially in Mathematics.
Photo: Wikipedia Islam has its golden history almost in every field of knowledge. The supreme theological approach of Islam is Al-Qur'an from its creation. Early Muslim scholars were well aware of the instructions of Allah s.w.t, which were given in the holy book. The contributions of the Muslim scholars in the field of Mathematics wer…
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