Al-Ghazali is considered to be the 11th century’s mujaddid by many of the Islamic scholars. Full Name: Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsiyy al-Ghazali. Arabic: ابو حامد محمد بن محمد الطوسی الغزالی Other Names: Algazelus or Algazel. Born: c. 1158. Died: c. 1111. Origin: Tus, Iran, Seljuq Empire. Famous for: Sufism, theology (kalam), philosophy, logic, Sharia,…
Ibn Rushd is known as the pioneer of diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.wrote many books on philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, Islamic jurisprudence and law. Full Name: Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd. Arabic: أبو الوليد محمد ابن احمد ابن رشد Other Names: Averroes. Born: c. 1126. Died: c. 1198. Origin: Qurṭubah,…
Ibn Ṭufayl was an Andalusian Muslim writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, and astronomer. Known for his philosophical novel, Ḥayy bin Yaqẓān. Full Name: Abū Bakr Muḥammad bin ʿAbd al-Malik bin Muḥammad bin Ṭufayl al-Qaysiyy al-ʾAndalusiyy. Arabic: أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الملك بن محمد بن طفيل القيسي الأندلسي Other Names: Abubacer Aben Tofail, Abubekar…
أم مطاع الأسلمية Umm Matawe’ Al-Aslamiyya, who volunteered to be a nurse in the army in battle of Khaybar. She is also a narrator of Hadith. Companion of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Umar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, scientist, philosopher, and poet of the 11th century CE. Full Name: Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī Arabic: عمر خیّام Born: 1048 AD. Origin: Nishapur, Khorasan, Persia. Died: 1131 AD. Famous for: Mathematics, Astronomy, Persian philosophy, and Persian poetry. Contributions: the classification and solution of cubic equations.…
Full Name: Abū al‐Qāsim, Aḥmad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir. Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن موسى بن شاكر Other Names: Banū Mūsá, Ahmad ibn Mūsá, Abū al‐Qāsim Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born/Death: 9th Century Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer. Contribution: Kitab al-Hiyal al-Naficah (“The Book of Ingenious Devices”). Kitāb Maʿrifah masāḥat al-ashkāl al-basīṭah wa-al-kuriyyah (“Book on the…
Full Name: Al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir. Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن موسى بن شاكر Other Names: Banū Mūsá, Ahmad ibn Mūsá, Abū al‐Qāsim Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born: 810 AD. Death: 873 AD. Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer. Contribution: Kitab al-Hiyal al-Naficah (“The Book of Ingenious Devices”). Kitāb Maʿrifah masāḥat al-ashkāl al-basīṭah wa-al-kuriyyah (“Book on…
Full Name: Abū Jaʿfar, Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir. Arabic: أبو جعفر محمّد بن موسى بن شاكر Other Names: Jaʿfar Muḥammad, Muḥammad ibn al-Ṣabbāḥ, Banū Mūsá, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born:: 750 AD. Death: 872 AD. Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer. Contribution: Kitab al-Hiyal al-Naficah (“The Book of Ingenious Devices”). Kitāb Maʿrifah masāḥat…
Full Name: Sameera Moussa Arabic: سميرة موسى Other Names: Samira Musa Aly Born: 1917 AD. Died: 1952 AD. Origin: El Gharbia, Egypt. Famous for: Atomic Scientist and Physicist. Contributions: She is the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist. She was the first woman to work at Cairo University. She organized the Atomic Energy for Peace Conference…
Dr. Azar Andami is the inventor of Cholera vaccine. Full Name: Azar Andami. Persian: آذر اندامی Born: 1926 AD. Died: 1984 AD. Origin: Rasht, Iran. Famous for: Physician and Bacteriologist. Contributions: Development of a cholera vaccine. Legacy: A crater, named “Andami”, on the planet Venus was named in her honour by the International Astronomical Union.…
