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The Truth
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Why history ?!

• Order of Allah!

• History repeats itself

• By studying history, we know the ways of Allah

• Islamic history suffers from ignorance of Muslims

• Islamic history suffers from fabrications by enemies

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Common perception of Islamic history

• Political perception
• Military perception
• Disputes & fights
• Corrupted Caliphs
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The scientific aspect

• Read,

• In the Name of your Lord Who created

• Created man from clots.

• Read,

• And your Lord is The Most Honorable

• Who taught by the pen.

• He taught man what he did not know

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Islam & knowledge

The word “knowledge” and its derivatives

was mentioned in the Quran ………

779 times !!
(an average of 7 per surah)
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Public libraries in the Islamic civilization

• Baghdad’s library
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Public libraries in the Islamic civilization

• Baghdad’s library
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Imagine ……..!!!
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Public libraries in the Islamic civilization

• Baghdad’s library

• Library of “house of knowledge” in Cairo

• Cordoba’s library

• Tripoli’s libraries
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Private libraries in the Islamic civilization

• Abel-Fadl bin Al-Ameed (Rai’) (300-

360)

• Al-Wahede (Nesaboor) (468)

• Assaheb bin Abbad (Rai’) (326-385)

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Medicine in Islamic civilization

• 1st hospital in the world

• 1st invention for surgical sutures
• 1st use of surgical endoscopes
• 1st discoverer of the pulmonary circulation

• Ibn Tolon Hospital library:

100,000 books !!!!!!!

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The surgical tools used by Muslims
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Some surgical tools in museums
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Anatomy of the Eye by ibn Al-Haytham
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Ibn Al-Nafees

Pulmonary circulation►
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Original Manuscript by Ibn Al-Nafees
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Qanon of Medicine
by Avicenna
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The most important medical references Nation
in the
world in 7 consecutive centuries

• Alhawi by Alrazi

• Altasreef by Alzahrawi

• Alkanon by Ibn Siena

• Altazkera by Alkahal

• Almanazer by Ibn Al-Haytham

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Translation

Qanon of Medicine by Avicenna Qanon of Medicine by Avicenna

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Astronomy in Islamic civilization

• Development of Astrolabe

• Determine location of many planets and stars

• Calculate accurately times for eclipse of sun & moon

• Accurate calculation for the length of the solar year

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Astrolabe
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Astronomy in Islamic civilization

• Al-Battany’s calculation for the length of the solar year, in

year 929 AC:

365 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes and 32 seconds

• Current calculation for the length of the solar year with

modern equipments:

• 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds

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Chemistry in Islamic civilization

• Development of glass

• Manufacture papers resistant to fire !

• Manufacture of water resistant fabrics

• Calculation the specific weight for many

minerals
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Geography in Islamic civilization
1st drawing of an accurate map of the world

(by Al-Edreesi)
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Map of the
world by
Al-Edreesi
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Map of the world by Al-Edreesi
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Map of America
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by Mohyee Eldeen Alothmani Alrais

Died in

!!! 1513
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Algebra in Islamic civilization

• Invention of this branch of science

from the beginning
• Use of zero in numbering

• The Arabic Numerals ( 1,2,3,..

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Algebra in Islamic civilization
Role of angles in shaping Arabic
numerals
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Architecture in Islamic civilization

Blue Mosque
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Architecture in Islamic civilization
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Architecture in Islamic civilization

Cordoba Mosque
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Architecture in Islamic civilization
Cordoba Bridge
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Architecture in Islamic civilization

Alhamra Palace
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Architecture in Islamic civilization

Pakistan
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Architecture in Islamic civilization
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Industry in Islamic civilization

• Industry of paper

• Industry of sugar

• Industry of textile

• Industry of ice

• Industry of dyes
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High quality of paints
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High quality of paints
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Colored domes
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Cordoba city 350 H.

• 28 counties
• 13,000 houses
• More than 500,000 residents
• Paved streets!!
• Lighted streets!!
• Specialized markets
• 5o hospitals !!
• 3000 mosques
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Fas city 600 H.

- 3064 textile factories

- 47 soap factories
- 86 leather factories
- 116 dye factories
- 12 iron & copper factories
- 11 glass factories
- 188 pottery factories
- 400 paper mills
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Testimony of the famous English
Historian Russel
From India to Spain, the brilliant
civilization of Islam flourished.
What was lost to Christendom at
this time was not lost to
civilization, but quite the
contrary...
Bertrand
Russell
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In summary, Islamic civilization..
• A civilization that combines religious and scientific
knowledge

• A civilization that combines material and spirit

• A civilization that combines building factories and

building humans

• A civilization that combines the happiness in this

world and hereafter
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Our mission…

1- Understanding Islam

2- Practicing Islam

3- Reading history

4- Teaching the others

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