Contributions of Muslim scientists to optics

Research in optics remained unchanged before the advent of the Islamic civilizations. Contributions by Muslim scientists had a unique and sophisticated pattern. Philosopher Abu Yusuf Al-Kindi was the first to put down his theories in this field and he was followed by Ibn al-Haitham, the master in this genre.

Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Medicine

Medicine is deemed one of the wide spread fields of life sciences to which Muslims had marked contributions during their flourishing civilization span. Among those prominent geniuses who overwhelmed the world with their knowledge are Al-Razi, Avicenna, Al-Zahrawi, and Ibn Isa Al-Kahal.Medicine is viewed as one of the wide fields of life sciences to which Muslims had prominent contributions across their flourishing civilization. These contributions were unprecedentedly inclusive, distinct, and corrective to the extent that the observer of these eternal contributions may believe that medicine had not existed prior to the civilization of Muslims.

Muslims' innovation of chemistry

Chemistry is one of the sciences which Muslims innovated. Gaber ibn Hayyan was the first founder and innovator of chemistry, so that for many centuries, Europeans kept on calling that science "Gaber's Art". Gaber introduced scientific experiment to chemical research methodology.

Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Physics

Physics is one of the sciences which witnessed marked progress during the Islamic civilization. Muslim scientists not only copied from the sciences of others and added up to them, but they also innovated and created. For example, acoustics and the science of liquids envisaged tremendous development. Most prominent and brilliant among Muslim scientists in this field were Al-Beruni and Al-Khazni. Moreover, Muslims discovered the three laws of motion, which were wrongly ascribed to western scientists.

Muslims’ innovation of pharmacology

Muslims innovated new compounds and added them to the drugs known at that time. Muslims wrote the first books about drugs and paid more attention to Pedanius Dioscorides' books, which they translated and commented on Muslims, then, proceeded to writes various books on pharmacology.  

Muslim Scientists and Discovery of Gravitation Law

Besides the startling contributions of Muslims to physics and the discovery of motion laws, Muslims discovered the gravitation law. It is taken for granted in the East and in the West that Newton discovered gravitation. However, the discovery of this law dates back to the contributions of Muslim scientists such as Biruni, Ibn Malkah and Hamazani.

Muslims' innovation of Geology

The Holy Quran verses abound with clear indications to Geology, which urged Muslim scientists to study geology. Muslims depended in their study on the method of deduction and discipline searching for the truth.

Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Geography

Geography witnessed a great development at the hands of the scientists of Islamic civilization. They corrected the mistakes of their predecessors and gave a distinct description of the world. They were the first to prove that the Earth was round, a fact established by their maps as witnessed by Orientalists themselves.

Muslims' innovation of Algebra

Al-Khwarizmi innovated Algebra to use it in solving difficult inheritance problems. Al-Khwarizmi laid the rules and foundations of Algebra. Al-Khwarizmi’s book on Algebra (The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing) is one of the pioneering books in Algebra.

Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Geometry

Geometry is as old as civilizations, but it witnessed a real development only at the hands of Muslim scientists. Muslims classified geometry into theoretical and practical one. They also introduced innovations that still assure their ingenuity such as the invention of the zero and algebra.

Ibnul Haitham: From Birth to Death

His name is Abu Ali al-Hassan Ibnul Haitham. He is of Arab origin and was called Ptolemy the Second. He's a collective scientist and one of the greatest Mathematics and Physics scientists. He was proficient in Medicine and got specialized but did not practice it. As we mentioned in the previous article, he is considered the founder of Optics.

Muslims’Innovation of Mechanics

Muslim scientists drew upon the scattered rules of mechanics set by ancient Greeks, Romans, Persians, and the Chinese. Muslim scientists, then, developed mechanics and devised new techniques, which made it an important unique applied science, after it had been meant only for entertainment and magic. Mechanics was called by Muslim scientists as Elm Al-Hiyal "Science of Contrivances", which means ways and means to which they resort to face hard conditions in order to achieve their goals and save human effort. Muslim scientists expanded in using mechanical power, thus turning slight effort into one that supersedes human or animals.

Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Discovery of the World

Muslims were the first discoverers of the world. They made various those discoveries, which were unfairly ascribed to western scientists. It is vivid clear that these discoveries were made by Muslim scientists. The most significant discoveries are these of America, the sixth continent in the Southern Pole and the road which leads to India via Spain.

Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Astronomy

The interest of Muslims in astronomy and the surrounding universe is related to religious masses like the timing of prayers and the start of hajj and fasting, among others. Muslims checked the contributions of the preceding civilizations and studied them. Muslims also added up to these contributions and rectified their errors. Muslim scientists were interested in the astronomical scientific experiments. They built many observatories, numerical mathematical tables and manufactured the astrolabe.

Optics in the Islamic Civilization

Muslims passed on what the Greek mentioned about light refraction, the burning mirror and more. They didn't stick to passing on alone, but expanded and made stunning additions of their own. Muslims were able to make an honorable history in the field of Optics.

The Most Famous Muslim Astronomers

There were a lot of Muslim astronomers who excelled in this science and had been masters for their successors. They include Al Faraghani whose book in astronomy was a reference for Europe and western Asia for seven hundred years. Muslim astronomers also included Al-Battani, Al-Bozgani, Al-Badie' Al-Astralbi, and Ibn Al-Shater, the author of the professional theses in astronomy.

Jabir Ibn Hayaan - The Founder Of Chemistry

The pioneer in chemistry was Jabir Ibn-Hayan, they even attribute the science to him and say 'the science of Jabir', and he wrote seventy books on chemistry'' [1]

Muslims and the Invention of Chemistry

Chemistry is considered an Islamic science by all means, as the word chemistry had not even been invented in any language or civilization before the Islamic civilization; neither the ancient Egyptian civilization nor the Greek civilization.

Al Razi ( Rhazes ), a Miracle in Medicine across Generations

Abu-Bakr Muhammad Ibn-Zakariya Al Razi was born in the year 250 A.H[1] (864 A.D) in the city of Rayy, six kilometers south east of Tehran. From an early age, he loved the study of science and scholarly discipline.  In Rayy he studied law, medicine, and philosophy, but this did not satisfy his craving for knowledge

Preventive Medicine in Islam

One of the most important fields in which Islam excels is the prevention of disease. This demonstrates Islam's preoccupation with the well-being of humanity as a whole, as disease is an indiscriminate entity that targets all races and religions.