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A GREAT MUSLIM SCIENTIST

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  Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān   (Arabic/Persian   جابر بن حيان , often given the   nisbas , al- Azdi , al- Kufi , al- Tusi   or al- Sufi ; fl. c. 721 – c. 815), [3]   is the supposed [4]   author of an enormous number and variety of works in Arabic often called the Jabirian corpus. [5]   The scope of the corpus is vast and diverse covering a wide range of topics, including   alchemy ,   cosmology ,   numerology ,   astrology ,   medicine ,   magic ,   mysticism   and   philosophy . [6] Popularly known as the father of  chemistry , Jabir's works contain the oldest known systematic classification of chemical substances, and the oldest known instructions for deriving an inorganic compound ( sal ammoniac  or  ammonium chloride ) from  organic substances  (such as plants, blood, and hair) by chemical means. [7] As early as the 10th century, the identity and exact corpus of works o...

HISTRY OF ISLAM (PART 3)

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  During the 19th and early 20th centuries, most of the  Islamic world  fell under the influence or direct control of  European  " Great Powers ." Their efforts to win independence and build modern nation-states over the course of the last two centuries continue to reverberate to the present day, as well as fuel conflict-zones in regions such as  Palestine ,  Kashmir ,  Xinjiang ,  Chechnya ,  Central Africa ,  Bosnia  and  Myanmar . The  Oil boom  stabilized the  Arab states of the Persian Gulf , making them the world's largest oil producers and exporters, which focuses on  free trade  and  tourism . [11] [12]                                                                                  ...

HISTORY OF ISLAM (PART 2)

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  By the 8th century, the  Umayyad Caliphate  extended from  Iberia  in the west to the  Indus River  in the east. Polities such as those ruled by the Umayyads and  Abbasid Caliphate  (in the  Middle East  and later in  Spain  and  Southern Italy ),  Fatimids ,  Seljuks ,  Ayyubids  and  Mamluks  were among the most influential powers in the world. Highly persianized empires built by the  Samanids ,  Ghaznavids ,  Ghurids  made significant developments. The  Islamic Golden Age  gave rise to many centers of culture and  science  and produced notable  polymaths ,  astronomers ,  mathematicians ,  physicians  and  philoso phers  during the  Middle Ages . By the early 13th century, the  Delhi Sultanate  conquered the northern  Indian subcontinent , while Turkic dynasties like the  Sultanat...

HISTORY OF ISLAM (PART 1)

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                      The  history of Islam  concerns the political, social, economic and cultural developments of  Islamic civilization . Most historians [1]  accept that  Islam  originated in  Mecca  and  Medina  at the start of the 7th century CE, approximately 600 years after the founding of  Christianity .  Muslims  regard Islam as a return to the original faith of the  prophets , such as  Jesus ,  Solomon ,  David ,  Moses ,  Abraham ,  Noah  and  Adam , with the submission ( islam ) to the will of  Allah , God According to tradition, in 610  CE , the Islamic Prophet  Muhammad  began receiving what Muslims consider to be divine revelations, calling for submission to the one God, the expectation of the imminent Last Judgement, and caring for the poor and needy. [5]  Muhammad's message  won ...

HISTORY OF MAN IN THE WORLD

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  What is history of man? Modern  humans  originated in Africa within the past 200,000 years and evolved from their most likely recent common ancestor, Homo erectus, which means 'upright  man ' in Latin. Homo erectus is an extinct species of human that lived between 1.9 million and 135,000 years ago.                         What is a real man in society? A  real man  has the strength of character to be his own  man  in the world and to always be  true  to himself. If he takes part in any passing trends in  society  (e.g. fashion trends, social trends, etc) he does so because he is interested in it, not because he's trying to hopefully impres s people and get them to like him.            Who was the great man in the world? Rank Name Time Frame Image Occupation Influence 1 Muhammad c. 570–632 Secular and religious leader The central hum...