*Euphoria*
"Medicine was absent until Hippocrates created it, dead until Galen revived it, dispersed until Rhazes (al-Razi) collected it, and deficient until Avicenna (ibn Sina) completed it."
"Al Zahrawi, without doubt the chief of all surgeon,"
"Avicenna (Ibn Sina), the most famous scientist of Islam and one of the most famous of all races, places and times."
The pulmonary circulation was correctly described by Ibn Nafis 300 years before William Harvey.
600 years before scientist in the West, al-Biruni correctly calculated the diameter of the Earth as 6339 km (3939 miles).
"I was fervently attached to the pursuit of the subtle science and persisted in the endeavor to arrive at the truth. The eyes of opinion located to me (to) distinguish myself in this beloved scince. Types of [machine] of great importance came to my notice, offering possibilities for types of marvellous control."
"It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of al-Jazari's work in the history of engineering."
"He, Ibn al-Haitham, was the greatest Muslim physicist and student of optics of all times. whether it be in England or far away Persia, all drank from the same fountain. He exerted a great influence on European thought from Bacon to Kepler."
"By gliding these wings up and down, I should ascend like the birds. If all goes well, after soaring for a time, I should be able to return safely to your side."
"What is of particular interest in the traditional technologies of islamic civilization is their human dimension... and their ability to provide economic well-being without causing social disintegration."
The great explorer, Ibn Battuta leaves Tangier in 1325 to visit over 40 countries and travel more than 75 000 miles.
De Poure, European physician.
"Al Zahrawi, without doubt the chief of all surgeon,"
Pietro Argallata
"Avicenna (Ibn Sina), the most famous scientist of Islam and one of the most famous of all races, places and times."
George Sarton
The pulmonary circulation was correctly described by Ibn Nafis 300 years before William Harvey.
600 years before scientist in the West, al-Biruni correctly calculated the diameter of the Earth as 6339 km (3939 miles).
"I was fervently attached to the pursuit of the subtle science and persisted in the endeavor to arrive at the truth. The eyes of opinion located to me (to) distinguish myself in this beloved scince. Types of [machine] of great importance came to my notice, offering possibilities for types of marvellous control."
Al-Jazari, 1204
"It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of al-Jazari's work in the history of engineering."
Donald Hill
"He, Ibn al-Haitham, was the greatest Muslim physicist and student of optics of all times. whether it be in England or far away Persia, all drank from the same fountain. He exerted a great influence on European thought from Bacon to Kepler."
George Sarton, History of Science
"By gliding these wings up and down, I should ascend like the birds. If all goes well, after soaring for a time, I should be able to return safely to your side."
Abbas bin Firnas
"What is of particular interest in the traditional technologies of islamic civilization is their human dimension... and their ability to provide economic well-being without causing social disintegration."
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, 1976
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Let's challenge ourselves to build another great Abbasiyah empire!
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