Muslim Contributions
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ARCHITECTURE
Many large cities developed in Muslim lands.Muslims create special types of architecture for example Mosques,there are over 2.5 million mosques in the world one of the famous Mosques is the Great Mosques of Samarra has a spiral design people follow the spiral steps to the top of the tower.
Many materials went into the mosques reflecting the great diversity of Muslim lands.
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SCHOLARSHIP
And learning
Scholarship and learning we're highly valued in Islamic culture. Muhammad(P.B.U.H) himself said, " the ink of scholars is more precious than the blood of martyrs".
Muslims rulers built schools, colleges, libraries and other centers of learning.
For example in Cairo the hall of wisdom opened in the 10th century. Also a huge library in Cordoba, Spain held as many as 400000 volumes.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Muslims showed and endless curiosity about the world God had made. In fact the Quran instructed them to learn more:
Have they not looked at the camel, how it was created? And at the sky how it was raised up?
As a result of their interest in the world Muslims made many advances in science and technology. For example,
Zoology: A number of Muslim scholars became interested in zoology, the scientific study of animals. Al Jahiz even presented theories about the evolution of animals.
Astronomy: Astronomy had many practical uses for Muslims for example compasses and astrolabes could be used to locate the direction of Makkah.
Irrigation and wells: Muslims restored old irrigation systems. And designed new ones. They built Dams, mills and fields.
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Muslim geographers examined plants and animals in different regions they also divided the world into climatic zones. Some Muslims studied geography simple out of curiosity but geography had practical uses too. For Example, Muslims created extremely accurate maps.
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MATHEMATICS
Muslims greatly advanced the study of mathematics one of these scholars was the astronomer and mathematician al Khwarizmi who worked in the house of wisdom in the 9th century. He's best known as the father of algebra. The geometric designs in Muslim architecture are based on knowledge about advanced mathematical principles.
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MEDICINE
Muslim doctors established the worlds first hospitals by the 10th century Baghdad had at least 5 hospitals doctors treated ailments through drugs, diet, and exercise pharmacists made hundreds of medications. For example al Razi realized that infections were caused by bacteria.
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BOOKMAKING AND LITERATURE
In the 8th century Muslims learned the art of making paper from the Chinese. Bookmaking was an art in the Muslim world copies of Quran were written in elaborate letters and decorated in gold. Muslim literature was enriched by Sufism, or Islamic mysticism.
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ART
Muslims are very famous in geometric and floral designs. calligraphy for Muslims is the highest form of decorative art. When they began copying the Quran, they felt the only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God.
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RECREATION
Fun was also part of Islamic culture. Muslims first learned about the game of polo from the Persians. They adapted an refined the game of polo. Today the game is enjoyed all over the world. As with polo Muslims adapted and improved the game of chess they spread it across Muslim lands and introduced it into Europe
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