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- Muslims Inspire
February 15, 2021

Major Advancements in Medicine by Medieval Muslim Physicians

Did you know that advancements made by Medieval Muslim physicians such as Muhammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Avicenna and Ibn-Nafis revolutionized the field of medicine? The discoveries and observations of these physicians were way ahead of the ancient Greeks and ...

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February 9, 2021

How Muslims Influenced the World of Philosophy

How Muslims Influenced the World of Philosophy (Muslims & Islamic Philosophy) When we hear the word ‘philosophy’, we expect the name ‘Aristotle’ to soon follow. Yet we don’t often stop to think how this great mind who lived over two-thousand three-hundred...

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- Nameables
February 8, 2021

The Muslim Scientist Who Invented the First-Ever Robot!

12th century Muslim scientist, inventor, engineer and artist Ismail Al-Jazari ranks among history’s greatest geniuses for his many of inventions, which represent significant advances in engineering and robotics. In his book The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious M...

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- Muslims Inspire
January 11, 2021

How the Muslim World Revived Western Philosophy

This is how the Muslim world revived Western philosophy during the Islamic golden age:

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- Nameables
January 4, 2021

Super Muslim History: Ahmed Zewail, the Father of Femtochemistry

The amazing story of Ahmed Zewail, the Muslim Nobel Prize winner, who is known as the Father of Femtochemistry! Ahmed Hassan Zewail was a Muslim Egyptian-American chemist, known as the "Father of Femtochemistry". He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemi...

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- Nameables
November 23, 2020

Modern Chemistry Owes this Muslim Scientist!

Many Muslim scientists in the history of Islam have made great contributions to the establishment and advancement of different scientific fields, leaving their mark on the history of science. Jabir ibn Ḥayyan was one the most prominent one of them. Popularl...

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- Nameables
August 25, 2020

This Man Could Detect Parasites with Naked Eyes!

Abū Marwān ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Zuhr, traditionally known by his Latinized name Avenzoar[a], was an Arab Muslim physician, surgeon, and poet. He was born at Seville in medieval Andalusia (present-day Spain), was a contemporary of Averroes and Ibn Tufail, and was ...

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- Nameables
July 20, 2020

Founder of Algebra & Algorithm, Both!

The Founder of Algebra & Algorithm, Both! Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Arabized as al-Khwarizmi and formerly Latinized as Algorithmi, was a Muslim scientist who produced works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography. Around 820 CE he was appointed as ...

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- Nameables
June 15, 2020

Ibn Sina: The Man Who Revolutionized Medical Sciences

Ibn Sina: One of the most influential Muslim scientists in the history of science is Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina (Abu Ali Sina, Pur Sina) who is better known in Europe by the Latinized name “Avicenna.” He is probably the most significant scientist in Islamic h...

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December 9, 2019

Modern Astronomy Owes This Man!

Mohammad ibn Hassan al-Tusi, commonly known as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, was a prominent 13th century scholar and an influential figure in the history of science and Islamic thought. His long list of contributions include the founding of the Maragheh observatory, ...

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