Arabic Scientific Words At Arabic was the language of science during the medieval times referred to as the Golden Age of Islam (from 622 - 1492 AD). It was a time of amazing scholarship and research shared by Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Islamic Empire. The Islamic Empire spanned from western India in the east, to western Altica in the west, including the part of Spain known then as Andalusia (Islamic Spain). The developments in science included different fields such as mathematics, astronomy, physics, medicine, pharmacy. chemistry, engineering, and many more. These advancements in the sciences gradually reached the rest of Europe (through Islamic Spain) and brought about the age known as the Renaissance. Since all scientific books in the Islamic Empire wore documented in Arabic, Arabic words made their way into other languages. There are over 3000 words in the English language that are of Arabic origin. Find ten scientific words in English that are of Arabic origin, and lst their meaning..