• The impact of Muslim learning on the West
    Did you know that between the 7th and 12th centuries, when religion dominated European culture that Muslim educational institutions led the way? As the results of their progressive education reached the West through Muslim works covering everything from medicine to...#stripParas(sExcerpt)#
    December 21, 2005 | Nosheen | Comments 21
  • Scales in music
    Did you know that the basic scale in music today comes from Arabic syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la and ti? The Arabic alphabet for these notes is Dal-Ra-Mim-Fa-Sad-Lam-Sin. The notation, which consists of the syllables (known as solmisation);...#stripParas(sExcerpt)#
    December 21, 2005 | Nosheen | Comments 17
  • Foundations of chemistry
    Did you know that Muslim scientist Al-Razi set up the foundations of modern chemistry by setting up for the first modern laboratory in the modern sense, designing, describing and using more than twenty instruments, many parts are still in use...#stripParas(sExcerpt)#
    December 20, 2005 | Nosheen | Comments 8
  • Education in Islam - The role of the Mosque
    The Quran, re-currently, urges the faithful to, think, ponder, reflect and acquire knowledge that would bring them closer to God and to His creation. The Quran uses repetition in order to imbed certain key concepts in the consciousness of its...#stripParas(sExcerpt)#
    August 24, 2005 | Nosheen | Comments 14
  • Women and learning in Islam
    Quoted from S.P. Scott in the History of the Moorish Empire in Europe; 3 vols; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1904.p.447-48; …the eminent rank attained by many women in the literary profession. The female relatives of the khalifs and courtiers vied with...#stripParas(sExcerpt)#
    August 24, 2005 | Nosheen | Comments 2
  • 600 years before braille
    Did you know that well before braille was invented that some 600 years before a Syrian muslim had created his own system? The distinguished blind Arab professor, Zain-Din al Amidi in the 14th century improvised a method by which he...#stripParas(sExcerpt)#
    August 24, 2005 | Nosheen | Comments 22