152 results for “science”

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History 10 results
Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Idris (peace be upon him)

...e to write with a pen, to tailor garments, and to study the science of the celestial bodies — practical knowledge placed in the...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of the Camel (al-Jamal)

...ely back to Medina. The battle deeply scarred the Muslim conscience and established the theological precedent that companions c...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Bayt al-Hikmah — The House of Wisdom Established

...dge, though later scholars distinguished between the useful sciences (medicine, mathematics, astronomy) and philosophical specu...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Ghazali Writes Ihya Ulum al-Din

...d his masterwork Ihya Ulum al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences). Composed during a period of withdrawal, travel, and deep...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Abbasid Revolution

...e Islamic Golden Age, a period of extraordinary advances in science, philosophy, medicine, and the arts.

History · Abbasid Dynasty Peak of the Islamic Golden Age

...ium, the Islamic world had reached unprecedented heights in science, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and literatu...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Biruni's Study of India

...dia), a comprehensive study of Indian religion, philosophy, science, and culture. Al-Biruni learned Sanskrit to study primary s...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Imam al-Ghazali

...died in Tus. His Ihya Ulum ad-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences) remains one of the most influential works in Islamic hist...

History · Ottoman Empire Death of Ibn Khaldun

...c discipline. His insights remain relevant to modern social science.

History · Ottoman Empire Death of Imam al-Suyuti the Polymath

... fi Ulum al-Quran is the most comprehensive work on Quranic sciences.

People 55 results
classical Yahya ibn Main

...ne of the greatest hadith critics in history, pioneered the science of narrator evaluation.

classical Ibn Qutaybah

...olymath and leading authority on Arabic literature, Quranic sciences, and hadith interpretation. His works Adab al-Katib and Ta...

classical Ibn as-Salah

Author of the Muqaddimah on hadith sciences, the foundational manual for hadith terminology.

medieval Zayn ad-Din al-Iraqi

... Ulum ad-Din. His Alfiyyah is a foundational poem on hadith sciences.

modern Muhammad Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri

...ih al-Bukhari, and mastery of both rational and transmitted sciences.

modern Muhammad Amin ash-Shanqiti

...uran through the Quran itself. A master of multiple Islamic sciences who taught at the Islamic University of Medina.

modern Muhammad al-Hasan Walad ad-Dadaw

...lar known for his encyclopedic knowledge across all Islamic sciences.

classical Abu Amr ad-Dani

...a'at) and author of 'at-Taysir,' a foundational text in the science of Quranic readings.

medieval Ibn al-Jazari

The greatest authority on Quranic recitations, author of 'an-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-Ashr' and the 'Jazariyyah' poem on tajwid.

classical al-Wahidi

Pioneer in the science of 'Asbab an-Nuzul' (occasions of revelation) and author of...

modern Muhammad Awwamah

Syrian hadith scholar based in Medina, renowned for his critical editions of classical hadith texts and expertise in manuscript studies.

modern Abdullah al-Ghumari

Moroccan hadith master and prolific author known for his independent scholarly methodology and expertise in hadith criticism.

modern Ahmad al-Ghumari

Moroccan hadith master and elder brother of Abdullah al-Ghumari, known for his prodigious memory and vast hadith knowledge.

medieval Ibn as-Salah ash-Shahrazuri

Author of the 'Muqaddimah' on hadith sciences, the foundational textbook that shaped all subsequent hadi...

medieval Ibn al-Wazir

Yemeni scholar known for advocating return to the Quran and Sunnah, author of 'al-Awasim wal-Qawasim fi adh-Dhabb an Sunnat Abi al-Qasim.'

ottoman Abd al-Ghani an-Nabulusi

...fi master, and prolific author of over 500 works on Islamic sciences, literature, and travel.

modern al-Lucknawi

... 39, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge across Islamic sciences.

medieval Ibn Abd al-Hadi

Hanbali hadith scholar and student of Ibn Taymiyyah who died young but left important works on hadith criticism and Hanbali jurisprudence.

modern Abd al-Qadir al-Arna'ut

Syrian hadith scholar of Albanian origin, renowned for his critical editions of classical Islamic texts and hadith verification.

modern Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi

...ish-language study of the history and methodology of hadith sciences.

modern Abdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar and editor, known for his critical editions of classical hadith texts and his advocacy for traditional scholarship.

modern Abdullah Siraj ad-Din

... works on the attributes of the Prophet Muhammad and hadith sciences.

modern Jafar Sheikh Idris

...rn in Omdurman, Sudan, he pursued advanced study in Islamic sciences and philosophy in England, then became Professor of Islami...

modern Bilal Philips

...lar, prolific author of over 50 books in English on Islamic sciences, and founder of the International Open University.

modern Yasir Qadhi

... known for accessible English-language education in Islamic sciences.

modern Jonathan Brown

...orgetown University, specializing in Islamic law and hadith sciences, author of major English-language works on hadith and prop...

medieval Ibn al-Salah

...-Salah — the foundational text that systematized all hadith sciences terminology and methodology. His work became the canonical...

medieval Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

...t tafsir in Islamic history, engaging philosophy, theology, science, and law. A master of kalam (Ash'ari school), his approach ...

ottoman Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi

Encyclopedic Shafi'i scholar, author of al-Bahr al-Muhit fi Usul al-Fiqh and al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran.

classical Abu Hatim al-Razi

...ations of narrators are among the most authoritative in the science.

classical al-Farra'

The greatest Arabic grammarian of the Kufa school, author of Ma'ani al-Quran, a foundational work for Quranic linguistics.

medieval al-Tha'labi

Major Quran commentator of the 5th century AH, author of al-Kashf wa al-Bayan, an early comprehensive tafsir.

classical al-Kindi

The first major Muslim philosopher and 'Philosopher of the Arabs'; pioneer in logic, mathematics, music theory, and medicine.

classical al-Farabi

The 'Second Teacher' (after Aristotle); systematized Aristotelian logic for Arabic-speaking world and integrated it with Islamic political thought.

classical al-Razi (physician)

The greatest physician of the medieval world; his al-Hawi (Continens) was a medical encyclopedia used in European universities until the 17th century.

classical al-Zahrawi

Father of modern surgery; his al-Tasrif introduced surgical instruments that remained in use for 500 years.

late-classical Piri Reis

Ottoman admiral and cartographer; his 1513 world map includes what may be the earliest known depiction of the Americas.

late-classical Ali Qushji

Ottoman astronomer and mathematician; director of Samarkand observatory under Ulugh Beg, later chief teacher at Istanbul.

late-classical Ulugh Beg

Timurid ruler of Samarkand and leading astronomer; his star catalog remained the most accurate until Tycho Brahe.

classical al-Hakim al-Naysaburi

...teria of al-Bukhari and Muslim. A major authority on hadith sciences.

classical al-Khatib al-Baghdadi

The master of hadith sciences in the 5th century AH. His Tarikh Baghdad (History of Bagh...

modern Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi

...ian subcontinent, writing over 1,000 works on every Islamic science.

medieval Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya

... prolific author on fiqh, spirituality, hadith, and Quranic sciences.

medieval Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Persian polymath, astronomer, and mathematician who served the Mongols. Founded the Maragha observatory.

contemporary Gibril Fouad Haddad

... specializing in Islamic biographical literature and hadith sciences.

medieval Ibn Taymiyya

...wering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of innovations made him uniquely influ...

medieval al-Idrisi

Greatest Arab geographer, who created the most accurate map of the world in the 12th century for King Roger II of Sicily.

medieval Ibn al-Nafis

Greatest Arab physician after Ibn Sina. Discovered the pulmonary circulation of blood 300 years before William Harvey.

classical Thabit ibn Qurra

Sabian mathematician and astronomer from Harran who made major contributions to geometry and number theory.

contemporary Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda

...known for his biographical work and teaching of the Islamic sciences.

medieval al-Suyuti

...n polymath who authored over 500 works spanning all Islamic sciences.

contemporary Suhaib Hasan

...ia Council of Britain, and author of An Introduction to the Science of Hadith.

contemporary Muzaffar Iqbal

A Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar and science historian (b. 1954), founder of the Center for Islam and Sc...

tabii al-Sha'bi

..., sharp wit, and vast learning in fiqh, hadith, and Quranic sciences.

tabi_tabii Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj

...ics, titled Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith. He pioneered the science of jarh wa ta'dil and was the first to scrutinize the condi...

Books 31 results
Imam al-Ghazali Ihya Ulum ad-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences)

By Imam al-Ghazali. A monumental work covering worship, daily life, vices, and virtues. Al-Ghazali's masterpiece integrating fiqh, theology, and spiritual purif

Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi Tafsir ar-Razi (Mafatih al-Ghayb)

...h to refuting objections and its integration of the natural sciences of its era.

Ibn Khaldun Al-Muqaddimah (Prolegomena)

...ed Islamic scholarship and influenced modern Western social sciences.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali Jami al-Ulum wal-Hikam

...tary, making this work simultaneously a reference in hadith sciences, fiqh, and spiritual development.

Ibn Malik Alfiyyat Ibn Malik

... Ibn Malik, the Andalusian grammarian, condensed the entire science of Arabic nahw and sarf into elegant, memorizable verse. Th...

Ali al-Jarim & Mustafa Amin Al-Balaghah al-Wadihah

...graded exercises. The work made the traditionally difficult science of Arabic rhetoric accessible to students and remains a sta...

Ibn Khaldun Muqaddimah (Prolegomenon)

By Ibn Khaldun. A groundbreaking work of social science that preceded modern sociology, historiography, and economi...

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani Nukhbat al-Fikar (The Best of Thinking)

...nology (mustalah al-hadith). Ibn Hajar condensed the entire science of evaluating hadith narrations into a concise, logical fra...

Imam as-Suyuti Tadrib ar-Rawi

...dology. As-Suyuti explains every term and concept in hadith sciences with abundant examples from classical scholarship. The wor...

Imam as-Suyuti Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran

By Imam as-Suyuti. The most comprehensive work on the sciences of the Quran (ulum al-Quran). As-Suyuti covers 80 distinct...

Az-Zarkashi Al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran

By Az-Zarkashi. A pioneering systematic treatment of the sciences of the Quran that preceded and influenced as-Suyuti's al-I...

Imam al-Hakim an-Naysaburi Ma'rifat Ulum al-Hadith

...est systematic works on hadith methodology, classifying the sciences of hadith into 52 categories. Al-Hakim an-Naysaburi (autho...

Ibn as-Salah Muqaddimah Ibn as-Salah

...prehensive textbook. Nearly every subsequent work on hadith sciences was either a commentary, summary, or expansion of this tex...

al-Masudi Muruj al-Dhahab

...asudi combines historical narrative with geography, natural science, and cultural observation in an encyclopedic format.

Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran

...Din as-Suyuti. The most comprehensive classical work on the sciences of the Quran, covering 80 categories including revelation,...

Badr ad-Din az-Zarkashi Al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran

...r ad-Din az-Zarkashi. A pioneering encyclopedic work on the sciences of the Quran, organized into 47 types of Quranic knowledge...

Ali ibn Umar ad-Daraqutni Al-Ilal (Hidden Defects in Hadith)

...s work is indispensable for specialists in ilm al-ilal (the science of hidden defects).

Abu Ahmad ibn Adi Al-Kamil fi Du'afa ar-Rijal

...re of their weakness. It is a fundamental reference for the science of narrator criticism (jarh wa ta'dil).

Ibn Abi Hatim ar-Razi Al-Jarh wat-Ta'dil

... is one of the earliest and most authoritative works in the science of narrator evaluation.

Ahmad az-Zarqa Sharh al-Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyyah

... Hanafi fiqh, making this an invaluable introduction to the science of legal maxims (qawa'id fiqhiyyah) for modern students.

Ibn Khaldun Al-Muqaddimah (The Prolegomenon)

...n. One of the most important works in the history of social science. Ibn Khaldun analyzes the rise and fall of civilizations th...

Suhaib Hasan An Introduction to the Science of Hadith

By Suhaib Hasan. A clear introduction to hadith terminology, classification of narrators, chain evaluation, and the major hadith collections for English-speakin

Muhammad Taqi Usmani An Approach to the Quranic Sciences

By Muhammad Taqi Usmani. A comprehensive introduction to Quran disciplines: revelation, collection, modes of recitation, abrogation, occasions of revelation, an

Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips Introduction to the Sciences of the Quran

By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. A structured introduction to Quranic studies covering revelation, preservation, collection, variant readings, and interpretation p

Muzaffar Iqbal Islam and Science

...plores the relationship between Islamic thought and natural science, examining the historical flourishing of scientific inquiry...

Yahya ibn Abd al-Razzaq al-Ghawthani How to Memorize the Quran

...orization based on classical techniques and modern learning science, covering schedules and revision strategies.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal Al-Ilal wa Marifat al-Rijal

...h narrators and defective hadiths. A major reference in the science of hadith criticism (ilm al-ilal).

Al-Tahawi Sharh Mushkil al-Athar

...t contradictions. One of the most important works in hadith sciences.

Jafar Sheikh Idris The Evidential Value of the Sunnah

...visionism on their own terms, demonstrating that the hadith sciences represent an epistemological achievement superior to any c...

Jafar Sheikh Idris Is the Universe Governed by Chance, Laws, or God?

... arguments for the existence of Allah. Examines what modern science reveals about the fine-tuning of physical constants, the or...

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani Nuzhat al-Nazar: Commentary on Nukhbat al-Fikar

...bat al-Fikar, this work is the standard introduction to the science of hadith criticism (mustalah al-hadith) in traditional Isl...

Articles 36 results
Jurisprudence Introduction to Hadith Sciences (Mustalah al-Hadith)

The methodology of hadith authentication: classification, narrator evaluation, chain analysis, and grading systems.

History The Islamic Golden Age

How Muslims led the world in science, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy from the ...

History The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah)

Baghdad's legendary center of learning: the translation movement, scientific breakthroughs, and intellectual legacy.

Quran Ulum al-Quran — Sciences of the Quran

The disciplines that serve Quran understanding: revelation history, recitation modes, Arabic rhetoric, and more.

Quran Tafsir Methodology — Interpreting the Quran

The science of Quran exegesis: its sources, types, major works, and the...

History The Islamic Golden Age Under the Abbasids

How the Abbasid Caliphate fostered breakthroughs in science, medicine, philosophy, and mathematics from the 8th to 13th...

Jurisprudence Mustalah al-Hadith: The Science of Hadith Classification

How scholars classify hadiths as sahih, hasan, and da'if, and the methodology behind isnad criticism and matn analysis.

Science Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and the Canon of Medicine

How Ibn Sina's al-Qanun fi al-Tibb became the standard medical textbook in both the Islamic world and Europe for over 500 years.

Science Al-Khwarizmi: The Father of Algebra

The mathematician whose name gave us 'algorithm' and whose book al-Kitab al-Mukhtasar fi Hisab al-Jabr wal-Muqabala founded algebra.

Science Ibn al-Haytham: Pioneer of Modern Optics

The scientist who established the experimental method and revolutionized the understanding of light, vision, and optics.

Science Muslim Contributions to Astronomy

From the astrolabe to star catalogs, how Muslim astronomers mapped the heavens and laid the groundwork for modern astronomy.

Jurisprudence Inheritance in Islamic Law (Ilm al-Faraid)

...ons, and why Islamic inheritance law is considered a divine science.

Education Ulum al-Quran: The Sciences of the Quran

The disciplines that support proper understanding of the Quran: asbab al-nuzul, nasikh and mansukh, qiraat, and i'jaz.

Jurisprudence Islamic Inheritance Law: The Science of Faraid

The Quranic system of inheritance distribution, fixed shares, and the mathematical precision of Islamic succession law.

Education Introduction to Arabic Grammar (Nahw)

The science of Arabic syntax, its origins, importance for understanding...

Education Balagha: The Science of Arabic Rhetoric

The study of eloquence in Arabic, including the sciences of ma'ani, bayan, and badi, and their role in appreciating...

Science Islamic Contributions to Astronomy

How Muslim astronomers advanced the science of the heavens, from observatories to instruments, motivate...

Science Islamic Medicine: From Prophetic Healing to Hospital Systems

The development of medical science in the Islamic world, from the Prophet's guidance to the so...

Education Logic (Mantiq) in the Islamic Intellectual Tradition

... logic in Islamic scholarship and its role in the religious sciences.

Science Ibn al-Haytham: The Father of Modern Optics

The groundbreaking contributions of Ibn al-Haytham to optics, the scientific method, and our understanding of vision and light.

Science Islam and Modern Science: Harmony or Conflict?

Examining the relationship between Islamic teachings and modern scientific discoveries, from cosmology to biology.

History Islamic Civilization's Contributions to Humanity

A survey of how Muslim scholars advanced human knowledge in science, medicine, mathematics, philosophy, and the arts.

Hadith An Overview of Hadith Methodology (Mustalah al-Hadith)

How Muslim scholars developed a rigorous science for authenticating and classifying the sayings and actions ...

Science Cloning and Genetic Engineering: An Islamic Perspective

The Islamic ethical framework for evaluating genetic technologies, the distinction between therapeutic and reproductive cloning, and scholarly rulings.

Science Embryology in the Quran and Hadith

The Quranic descriptions of human development in the womb, the stages mentioned in Surah al-Muminun, and their correlation with modern embryology.

Health The Health Benefits of Islamic Fasting

Modern scientific research on the physiological benefits of intermittent fasting as practiced during Ramadan, including autophagy, metabolic health, and mental

Education Tajweed: Rules of Quran Recitation

An introduction to the science of tajweed, including nun sakinah rules, meem sakinah, madd...

History Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Master of Hadith Sciences

The biography of the author of Fath al-Bari, the most authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, and his contributions to hadith criticism.

Science Islam and Science: A History of Harmony

How the Quran's emphasis on observation and reflection inspired a scientific tradition that shaped astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and mathematics for centuries

Science Jabir ibn Hayyan: The Father of Chemistry

The pioneering work of Jabir ibn Hayyan in experimental chemistry, his classification of substances, development of distillation, and influence on European alch

Quran Asbab al-Nuzul: The Occasions of Revelation

The science of understanding the historical circumstances that prompted...

Hadith Mustalah al-Hadith: An Introduction to Hadith Terminology

The foundational terms used in hadith sciences: sahih, hasan, da'if, mawdu, mutawatir, ahad, and the crit...

Hadith Jarh wa Ta'dil: The Science of Narrator Criticism

How hadith scholars evaluated the reliability and trustworthiness of narrators, the levels of praise and criticism, and the principles governing conflicting ass

History Ibn Khaldun: The Father of Sociology and Historiography

...cholar whose Muqaddimah pioneered the study of history as a science and laid the groundwork for modern sociology.

History Jabir ibn Hayyan: The Father of Chemistry

...lim scientist who transformed alchemy into the experimental science of chemistry, introducing distillation, crystallization, an...

Education Muslim Contributions to Global Civilization

A survey of the lasting contributions Muslims have made to science, mathematics, medicine, architecture, literature, and gover...

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