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Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day - there are indeed signs for men of understanding; Men who remember Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the creation of the heavens and the earth (with the thought) "Our Lord! Not for nothing have You created (all) this. Glory to You! Give us salvation from the suffering of the Fire." Holy Qur'an 3:190-191
This is a list of some of the leading Muslims. Major
Muslim contributions continued beyond the fifteenth century. Contributions
of more than one hundred other major Muslim personalities can be found in
several famous publications
by Western historians. |
| Name |
Description |
Years
(A.D.) |
| Jabir Ibn Haiyan
(Geber) |
Chemistry (Father of
Chemistry) |
Died 803
|
| Al-Asmai |
Zoology, Botany, Animal
Husbandry. |
740 - 828 |
|
Musa Al-Khwarizmi
(
Algorizm)
|
Mathematics, Astronomy, Geography.
(Algorithm, Algebra, calculus) |
770 - 840 |
| Amr ibn Bahr Al-Jahiz |
Zoology, Arabic Grammar, Rhetoric,
Lexicography |
776 - 868 |
| Yaqub Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi
(
Alkindus) |
Philosophy, Physics, Optics, Medicine,
Mathematics, Metallurgy. |
800 - 873 |
| Thabit Ibn Qurrah (Thebit) |
Astronomy, Mechanics, Geometry,
Anatomy. |
836 - 901 |
| Abbas Ibn Firnas |
Mechanics of Flight, Planetarium,
Artificial Crystals. |
Died 888 |
| Ali Ibn Rabban Al-Tabari |
Medicine, Mathematics, Caligraphy,
Literature. |
838 - 870 |
| Abu
Abdullah Al-Battani
(Albategnius) |
Astronomy, mathematics,
Trigonometry. |
858 - 929 |
| Ibn Kathir Al-Farghani (Al-Fraganus) |
Astronomy, Civil
Engineering. |
860 |
| Zakariya Al-Razi (Rhazes) |
Medicine, Ophthalmology, Smallpox,
Chemistry, Astronomy. |
864 - 930 |
| Abu Al-Nasr Al-Farabi
(Al-Pharabius) |
Sociology, Logic, Philosophy, Political
Science, Music. |
870 - 950 |
| Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masu'di |
Geography, History. |
Died 957 |
| Al-Sufi
(
Azophi
) |
Astronomy |
903 - 986 |
| Abu Al-Qasim Al-Zahravi
(Albucasis) |
Surgery, Medicine.
(Father of Modern
Surgery) |
936 - 1013 |
| Muhammad Al-Buzjani |
Mathematics, Astronomy, Geometry,
Trigonometry. |
940 - 997 |
| Hasan Ibn Al-Haitham
(Alhazen) |
Physics, Optics,
Mathematics. |
965 - 1040 |
| Abu Al-Hasan Al-Mawardi
(Alboacen) |
Political Science, Sociology,
Jurisprudence, Ethics. |
972 - 1058 |
| Abu Raihan Al-Biruni |
Astronomy, Mathematics. (Determined
Earth's Circumference) |
973-1048 |
| Ibn Sina (Avicenna) |
Medicine, Philosophy, Mathematics,
Astronomy. |
981 - 1037 |
| Al-Zarqali
(Arzachel) |
Astronomy (Invented
Astrolabe). |
1028 - 1087 |
| Omar
Al-Khayyam |
Mathematics, Poetry. |
1044 - 1123 |
| Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
(Algazel) |
Sociology, Theology,
Philosophy. |
1058 - 1111 |
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya
(Ibn
Bajjah) |
Philosophy, Medicine, Mathematics,
Astronomy, Poetry, Music. |
1106 - 1138 |
| Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar) |
Surgery,
Medicine. |
1091 - 1161 |
| Al-Idrisi
(Dreses) |
Geography (World Map, First
Globe). |
1099 - 1166 |
| Ibn Tufayl, Abdubacer |
Philosophy, Medicine,
Poetry. |
1110 - 1185 |
| Ibn Rushd
(Averroes) |
Philosophy, Law, Medicine, Astronomy,
Theology. |
1128 - 1198 |
| Al-Bitruji
(Alpetragius) |
Astronomy |
Died 1204 |
| Ibn
Al-Baitar |
Pharmacy, Botany |
Died 1248 |
| Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi |
Astronomy, Non-Euclidean
Geometry. |
1201 - 1274 |
| Jalal Al-Din Rumi |
Sociology |
1207 - 1273 |
| Ibn Al-Nafis
Damishqui |
Anatomy |
1213 - 1288 |
| Al-Fida (Abdulfeda) |
Astronomy, Geography,
Histrory. |
1273 - 1331 |
| Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (Ibn
Battuta) |
World Traveler. 75,000 mile voyage from
Morocco to China and back. |
1304 - 1369 |
| Ibn
Khaldun |
Sociology, Philosophy of History,
Political Science. |
1332 - 1395 |
| Ulugh
Beg |
Astronomy |
1393 - 1449 |
Two hundred years
before a comparable development elsewhere, Turkish scientist Hazarfen
Ahmet Celebi took off from Galata tower and flew over the Bosphorus. Fifty
years later Logari Hasan Celebi, another member of the Celebi family, sent
the first manned rocket into upper atmosphere, using 150 okka (about 300
pounds) of gunpowder as the firing fuel. |
Tipu, Sultan of
Mysore [1783-1799] in the south of India, was the innovator of the world's
first war rocket. Two of his rockets, captured by the British at
Srirangapatana, are displayed in the Woolwich Museum Artillery in London.
The rocket motor casing was made of steel with multiple nozzles. The
rocket, 50mm in diameter and 250mm long, had a range performance of 900
meters to 1.5 km. |
The dates in the table are converted
from the Islamic calendar (A.H.) which begins with Hijra, the migration of
Prophet Muhammad (s) from Makkah to Medinah. The calendar is based on lunar
monthly cycles. 1 A.H. = 622 C.E.
Acknowledgements: Information in this page taken from
www.cyberistan.org website.
Read the holy verse below while you watch the moving scene......it is quite fitting,
Masha Allah! Subhana Allah...all glory is due to ALLAH
Your Guardian Lord Is Allah, Who created The heavens and the earth
In six Days, then He Settled Himself on the Throne(of authority): He draweth The
night as a veil O'er the day, each seeking The other in rapid succession: And
the sun, The moon, and the stars, (All) are subserviant By His command. Verily,
His are the creation and the Command Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher And Sustainer of the
Worlds!
Holy Qur-an, Surat Al-A'raf, Chapter - 7, Verse - 54
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