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abu raihan al-biruni By News5

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BIR MUSOLMAN BY ABU RAYHAN

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The Empire of Reason 2/6 (Science and Islam - Episode 2 of 3)

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Published: 22 Feb 2009
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Author: ISLAMIC0NTENT

Part-3; www.youtube.com (Episode 2) Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries. Al-Khalili travels to northern Syria to discover how, a thousand years ago, the great astronomer and mathematician Al-Biruni estimated the size of the earth to within a few hundred miles of the correct figure. He discovers how medieval Islamic scholars helped turn the magical and occult practice of alchemy into modern chemistry. In Cairo, he tells the story of the extraordinary physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the modern science of optics and proved one of the most fundamental principles in physics - that light travels in straight lines. Prof Al-Khalili argues that these scholars are among the first people to insist that all scientific theories are backed up by careful experimental observation, bringing a rigour to science that didn't really exist before.

لماذا الخليج الفارسي وليس العربي؟Persian Gulf

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In 550 BC, the Achaemenid Empire established the first Persian Empire in Pars (Persis, or modern Fars) in the southwestern region of the Iranian plateau. Consequently in the Greek sources, the body of water that bordered this province came to be known as the Persian Gulf. Considering the historical background of the name Persian Gulf, Sir Arnold Wilson mentions in a book, published in 1928 that: " No water channel has been so significant as Persian Gulf to the geologists, archaeologists, geographers, merchants, politicians, excursionists, and scholars whether in past or in present. This water channel which separates the Iran Plateau from the Arabia Plate, has enjoyed an Iranian Identity since at least 2200 years ago. " No written deed has remained since the era before the Persian Empire, but in the oral history and culture, the Iranians have called the southern waters: "Jam Sea", "Iran Sea", "Pars Sea". During the years: 550 to 330 BC coinciding with sovereignty of the first Persian Empire on the Middle East area, especially the whole part of Persian Gulf and some parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the name of "Pars Sea" has been widely written in the compiled texts. The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf or simply The Gulf by most Arab states, although neither of ...

PERSIAN GULF - الخليج الفارسي بحر فارس - آبراه پارس The Truth.mp4

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Islam spread by the Sword?

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Islam 800s - [milling technology] The water turbine is invented by Muslim engineers in the Islamic world. 800s - [astronomical instruments] Muslim astronomers invent the universal sundial[and universal horary dial[65][66] in Baghdad. The first navigational astrolabe was also invented in the medieval Islamic world, and employed the use of a polar projection system. 1000 - 1048 - [engineering, mechanics, physics] Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī was the first to realize that acceleration is connected with non-uniform motion.He also invents the laboratory flask, pycnometer,and conical measure. 889 - [navigation] Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad made the earliest known attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. According to Abu al-Hasan 'Alī al-Mas'ūdī's The fields of gold and the mines of jewels, Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad, from Delba (Palos de la Frontera) crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 889 and returned with a shipload of valuable treasures (see Pre-Columbian Andalusian-Americas contact theories). 1000 - 1031 - [astronomy] Abū al-Rayhān al-Bīrūnī was the first to conduct elaborate experiments related to astronomical phenomena. He discovered the Milky Way galaxy to be a collection of numerous nebulous stars.[130]

Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Art

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Published: 20 May 2010
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Since I'm a terrible artist myself, I thought I would exhibit some Islamic art depicting the Prophet Muhammad. It's interesting to note that most of these pieces are from the Islamic Golden Age when free exchange of ideas led to some of the greatest advances in science, mathematics, philosophy and art. Pieces in order shown: 1. "Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation" from Majmac al-Tawarikh (c. 1425) 2. "Journey of the Prophet Muhammad" from Majmac al-Tawarikh (c. 1425) 3. "The Investiture of Ali" by Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni (c. 1000) 4. "Sermon of Prophet Muhammad" Persian illustration (c. 1300) 5. Muhammad leads Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others in prayer Persian miniature (c. 1300) 6. "Muhammad re-dedicating the Black Stone at the Kaaba." by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (c. 1315) 7. "Muhammad meets the monk Bahira." by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (c.1315) Music: Ayesha's Dance by Aram Khachaturian

Discover Space/Galaxies To Discover Islam !! العالم دليل على وجود الله

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Published: 02 Oct 2008
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alsunna.org - God created this world and everything in it is a sign that it has a creator, it's Allah. The seed turns into large tree, the moons and planets move all by the power of the exalted God, the creator of everyone. Islam toll in USA: 6 to 10 Million Muslims, more than 20000 Americans convert to Islam every year. Over 1400 years ago Islam unveiled vast information about galaxies, space, sun, moon, light, darkness, heat.. Several verses in the Holy Book of the Muslims al-Qur'an talk in details about many of the galaxies that NASA discovered recently. ISLAM IS STILL THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN USA AND THE WORLD!! The truth hurts but also heals if accepted. Muslims did not impose their faith by the sword, the fights in Persia and Byzantium were for political reasons and until the mid-eighth century the Christians and Jews converted to Islam by their choice as they do now. To this, one may add the example of India, where the great majority remained Hindu throughout the 1000 years of Muslim rule; likewise Islam was spread to Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Central Asia and many other places by the Arab merchants as well as by the Sufis, which is also enunciated in Karen Armstrong's book, Islam: A Short History. In the last century numerous western intellectuals, academics, scientists, doctors, psychologists, engineers, lawyers, clerics, sportspeople and others have embraced Islam, with the women being in the majority, obviously without a sword hanging over them. One ...

The Empire of Reason 3/6 (Science and Islam - Episode 2 of 3)

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Published: 22 Feb 2009
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Author: ISLAMIC0NTENT

Part-4; www.youtube.com (Episode 2) Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries. Al-Khalili travels to northern Syria to discover how, a thousand years ago, the great astronomer and mathematician Al-Biruni estimated the size of the earth to within a few hundred miles of the correct figure. He discovers how medieval Islamic scholars helped turn the magical and occult practice of alchemy into modern chemistry. In Cairo, he tells the story of the extraordinary physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the modern science of optics and proved one of the most fundamental principles in physics - that light travels in straight lines. Prof Al-Khalili argues that these scholars are among the first people to insist that all scientific theories are backed up by careful experimental observation, bringing a rigour to science that didn't really exist before.

PERSIAN GULF.flv

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Etymology: In 550 BC, the Achaemenid Empire established the first Persian Empire in Pars (Persis, or modern Fars) in the southwestern region of the Iranian plateau. Consequently in the Greek sources, the body of water that bordered this province came to be known as the Persian Gulf.[7] Considering the historical background of the name Persian Gulf, Sir Arnold Wilson mentions in a book, published in 1928 that: " No water channel has been so significant as Persian Gulf to the geologists, archaeologists, geographers, merchants, politicians, excursionists, and scholars whether in past or in present. This water channel which separates the Iran Plateau from the Arabia Plate, has enjoyed an Iranian Identity since at least 2200 years ago.[1] " No written deed has remained since the era before the Persian Empire, but in the oral history and culture, the Iranians have called the southern waters: "Jam Sea", "Iran Sea", "Pars Sea". During the years: 550 to 330 BC coinciding with sovereignty of the first Persian Empire on the Middle East area, especially the whole part of Persian Gulf and some parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the name of "Pars Sea" has been widely written in the compiled texts.[1] In the travel account of Pythagoras, several chapters are related to description of his travels accompanied by Darius the Great, to Susa and Persepolis, and the area is described. From among the writings of others in the same period, there is the inscription and engraving of Darius the great ...

re:Debunking Various 'Scientific Facts' in the Qur'an2

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Critical thinking ye? Around 830 CE, Caliph al-Ma'mun commissioned a group of astronomers to measure the distance from Tadmur (Palmyra) to al-Raqqah, in modern Syria. They found the cities to be separated by one degree of latitude and the distance between them to be 66 2/3 miles and thus calculated the Earth's circumference to be 24000 miles (about 38600 km), a value which differs from modern estimates by about 3.6%.[56] Another estimate given by al-Ma'mun's astronomers was 56 2/3 Arabic miles per degree, which corresponds to 111.8 km per degree and a circumference of 40248 km, very close to the currently modern values of 111.3 km per degree and 40068 km circumference, respectively.[57] Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī (973-1048) solved a complex geodesic equation in order to accurately compute the Earth's circumference, which was close to modern values of the Earth's circumference.[58][59] His estimate of 6339.9 km for the Earth radius was only 16.8 km less than the modern value of 6356.7 km. In contrast to his predecessors who measured the Earth's circumference by sighting the Sun simultaneously from two different locations, al-Biruni developed a new method of using trigonometric calculations based on the angle between a plain and mountain top which yielded more accurate measurements of the Earth's circumference and made it possible for it to be measured by a single person from a single location.[60] A world map by Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100-1166) depicting the Earth as round. John J ...

Muslim Contributions to Science 2: A Few Scientists

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People from different religions, races, geographical areas and cultures have contributed towards the advancement of mankind. No particular race or religion has had any monopoly over this progress. However, we are currently living in a cycle of history when Europe or Europe-inspired societies dominate the world. Whereas this ascent of Europe was spurred by the Industrial Revolution, it was helped by the exploitation and plunder of other regions and societies through imperialism, colonialism and slave trade, in addition to the unfair rules of the game dictated by the powerful and conquering nations. It would be unwise to think that the history has reached its conclusion. The proponents and celebrants of "The End of History" (Francis Fukuyama and the Neocon crowd) must be having second thoughts by now. The educational curricula of the countries throughout the world today have a pro-Europe bias and non-European contributions towards humanity are ignored. This is even true in countries where the subjects of these videos were from. In countries like Pakistan (and many others, viz. Jordan, Egypt, etc.) a cultural elite has been pampered and placed in power who are like zombies in their own societies. They send their children to Europe or North America to learn foreign accents and then try to start their dynastic rules as Messiahs for their "backward" countries. The purpose is just to acquire power and plunder their countries. It is embarrassing to see them going from one capital ...

Discover Space_Galaxies To Discover Islam !!

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Islam, Sains dan Teknologi

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Selama beberapa dekade pasca berdiri Daulah Abbasiyah pada tahun 132H/750M, berhasil melakukan konsolidasi internal dan memperkuat kontrol atas wilayah-wilayah yang mereka kuasai. Era kepemimpinan khalifah kedua, Abū Ja`far ibn `Abdullāh ibn Muhamad Al-Mansūr (137-158H/754-775M), menjadi titik yang cukup krusial dalam proses stabilisasi kekuasaan ini ketika ia mengambil dua langkah besar dalam sejarah kepemimpinannya.Yaitu; Pertama, menyingkirkan para musuh maupun bakal calon musuh (potential and actual rivals) serta menumpas sejumlah perlawanan lokal di beberapa wilayah kedaulatan Abbasiyah; Kedua, meninggalkan Al-Anbār dan membangun Baghdad sebagai ibukota baru, yang beberapa saat kemudian menjadi lokus aktivitas ekonomi, budaya dan keilmuan dunia Muslim saat itu. Berbicara mengenai gerakan penerjemahan yang terjadi di Era Abbasiyah sebenarnya tidak bisa dilepaskan dari upaya-upaya penerjemahan yang pernah dilakukan pada masa Dinasti Bani Umayyah. Saat itu, usai penaklukan besar-besaran yang merambah wilayah-wilayah di tiga benua, serta pada saat keamanan politik dalam negeri relatif stabil, sebuah upaya penerjemahan telah dilakukan meski dalam skala kecil. Sebagaimana diceritakan oleh para sejarahwan, Khālid ibn Yazīd ibn Mu'awiyah pernah memerintahkan dihadirkannya sejumlah filosof Yunani yang bermukim di Mesir dan menguasai bahasa Arab untuk menerjemahkan buku-buku berbahasa Yunani dan Mesir Kuno (Qibti), khususnya yang terkait dengan ilmu medis dan kimia, ke dalam ...

Caption	An imaginary rendition of Al Biruni on a 1973 Afghan post stamp
Name	Al-Birunī (البیرونی)Alberonius
Fullname	Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Al-Birunī
Birth date	September 5, 973
Birth place	Khwarazm, Samanid Persia
Death date	December 15, 1048
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Persia
Religion	Nominaly Shiite but known to incline toward Agnosticism
Main interests	Physics, anthropology, comparative sociology, astronomy, astrology, chemistry, history, geography, mathematics, medicine, psychology, philosophy, theology
Notable ideas	Founder of Indology
Major works	Ta'rikh al-Hind, The Mas'udi Canon, Understanding Astrology
Influences	Aristotle, Ptolemy, Aryabhata, Muhammad, Brahmagupta, Rhazes, al-Sijzi, Iranshahri, Abu Nasr Mansur, Avicenna
Influenced	Al-Sijzi, Avicenna, Omar Khayyam, al-Khazini, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Maragha observatory, Islamic science, Islamic philosophy

Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī

Life

Mathematics and Astronomy

Geography

Pharmacology and Mineralogy

History and Chronology

History of Religions

Indology

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Chronicle of Nations

Persian work

Notes and references

Further reading

External links

Works of Al-Biruni online