its about the achievements of islam about Harun al-Rashid, avicenna, rhazes and Jabir ibn hayyan

1. The Achievements of the early
Islamic World

2. The Golden Age of Islam
• The scholars translated the writing of other civilizations into Arabic.
• They took ideas from the Greek books about medicine and astronomy.
• Samarkand, Cordoba and Cairo were the centers of learning with schools and
universities with libraries and laboratories and observatories.
• In Cairo, the study of science was most important in 900 – 1200 due caliph Hakim.
• He built an important library where meeting were held for scientists.
• Baghdad was the most important center of Islamic learning.
• Harun al-Rashid built an university. It is called the “House of Wisdom”.
• Al-Ibadi was appointed as the chief doctor to the Abbasaid court.
• Al-Ibadi unlocked the secrets of Greek learning.
• Polymaths are those who are expert in several subjects.
• Al-Kindi, the first Arabic philosopher studied many subjects.

3. Achievements in Islamic Science
• Rhazes and Avicenna were the Persian Muslim doctors.
• Rhazes was a polymath.
• He was the greatest doctor of the Islamic world. He also wrote a hundred medical books.
• He worked on smallpox and measles.
• Avicenna was also a polymath.
• He wrote a book called canons of Medicine.
• He interpreted the work of Greek philosopher to the Islamic world.
• Muslim scientists investigated the use of many substances.
• They dissolve medicine in liquid such as rose water, orange water and alcohol so people
can drink it.
• They used drugs including cannabis as aaesthetics.

4. Achievements in Islamic Science
• The first Islamic hospital was in Baghdad in reign of Harun al-Rashid.
• Rhazes also built a hospital at place where the germs were less.
• Later on, Baghdad had about sixty hospitals.
• Later, a hospital was built in Cairo and it was called Mansuri Hospital.
• Alchemists can convert common metals into precious metals.
• Jabbir Ibn Hayyan studied alchemy and wrote about practical things.
• Rhazes made classification of chemical substances.
• Ibn al-Haytham developed the theories of light and vision. He also wrote a book called “
kitab al- Manazir”
• He also wrote about the structure of eye.
• Ibn al-Haytham also wrote about the problems.
• He also solved the “Wilson’s Theorem”.

5. Muslim Mathematicians
• Ibn al-Haytham made much advance in mathematics based on Greek ideas.
• Arab mathematicians developed a new system of zero.
• Magic squares were used as the good lucky charms in China.
• Al- Uqlidisi developed the decimal fraction.
• Al-Khwarizmi was one f the inventor of algebra.
• With the help of Greek ideas, many unsolved problems were solved.
• Muslim scholars calculated the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
• They were able to measure the size of the fields and the storage are of a ship.
• They improved their trade and developed the decorative geometric patterns.

6. Astronomy and Astrology
• Astronomy is the study of stars.
• Al-Battani corrected the mistake in Ptolemy’s works and he also observed the
eclipses and the movement of the Sun and Moon.
• Al-Battani also made sundials.
• Al-Biruni was one of the cleverest men of his time. He knew many languages such as
Turkish & Sanskrit.
• Al-Biruni studied eclipses to work out on longitude.
• He also studied mathematics, chronology, physics, medicine, history and astrology.
• Ibn Yunus wrote an astronomical guide for Muslims prayer times.
• Astrologers drew charts of the sky to show the position of Sun, Moon and the planets
and the sign of zodiac.
• Thy used charts to predict events in their future.

7. Muslim developments
• Astrolabe is a wooden or brass disk which is used to measure the height of the sun
or star above horizon.
• They also used astrolabe to navigate at sea.
• Arabs also made charts to show the details of coasts, reefs, monsoon wind and
ocean currents for ship.
• Al-Idrisi was a famous Arab geographer and mapmaker.
• He wrote a great work of geography as a guide to his plan sphere.
• He drew a world map which divides the world into seven parts according to the
climate.
• The Arabs dominated the trading routes of the Indian ocean.
• The Arabs developed fast trading ships called dhows.

8. Achievements in Islamic arts
• Muslim craftsmen developed their own styles of:
• Mosaic, the art of making pictures with small pieces of glass or tile
• Tile work
• Glasswork
• Metalwork
• Painting
• Textile such as carpets & prayer mats and wall hanging.

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