Sadr al-Shari’a al-Asghar
Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar authored of a number of influential works in the Hanafi school of thoughts. Full Name: Ubayd-Allah b. Mas'ud b. Mahmud b. Ahmad b. 'Ubayd-Allah al-Mahbubi al-Bukhari. Arabic:…
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi نصیر الدین الطوسی
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi is often considered the creator of trigonometry as a mathematical discipline in its own right.. Full Name: Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi. Other Names: Nasir al-Din…
Al-Ghazali الغزالي
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…
Ibn Rushd ابن رشد
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:…
Ibn Tufayl ابن طفيل
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…
Omar Khayyam عمر خیّام
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…
Ibn Sina ابن سينا
Ibn Sina is known as pioneer of neuropsychiatry, thought experiment, self-awareness and self-consciousness. Full Name: Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn bin ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī bin Sīnā al-Balkhi al-Bukhari. Other Names:…
Zaynab Al Shahda زينب الشهداء
Zaynab Al Shahada was a famous 12th century calligrapher. Full Name: Zaynab Al Shahda daughter of Ahmed al-Abri. Arabic: زينب الشهداء Origin: Baghdad originally from Dinawar Born: 7th or 10th…
Fatima Bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiya فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية
One of the greatest women in Islamic history is Fatima Bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiya, accredited as the founder of the oldest University in the world Masjid al-Qarawiyyin, pioneering the model…
Al-Biruni أبو ريحان محمد بن أحمد البيروني
Full Name: Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni. Arabic: أبو ريحان محمد بن أحمد البيروني Origin: Kath, Khwarezm (modern-day Uzbekistan). Born: 973 AD. Dies: 1,050 AD. Famous for: "Father of…