Author: Shabeer Ahmed
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540458216
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The spectacular advances in science and technology that have occurred over the last century have led some to believe that only Western Capitalism can produce material progress. Does religion hinder man's progress in life? Is there a contradiction between Islam and science? Why are the countries of the Islamic world so technologically backward? Is Islam capable of addressing man's diverse problem in the 21st century? This book tackles these questions by exploring the relationship between Islam and science, by examining how science bloomed under Islam while Europe struggled in the Dark Ages and by illustrating a distinct vision for future scientific and technological advancement under the Islamic State.
Development of Science & Technology in Islamic History
Author: Shabeer Ahmed
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540458216
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The spectacular advances in science and technology that have occurred over the last century have led some to believe that only Western Capitalism can produce material progress. Does religion hinder man's progress in life? Is there a contradiction between Islam and science? Why are the countries of the Islamic world so technologically backward? Is Islam capable of addressing man's diverse problem in the 21st century? This book tackles these questions by exploring the relationship between Islam and science, by examining how science bloomed under Islam while Europe struggled in the Dark Ages and by illustrating a distinct vision for future scientific and technological advancement under the Islamic State.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540458216
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The spectacular advances in science and technology that have occurred over the last century have led some to believe that only Western Capitalism can produce material progress. Does religion hinder man's progress in life? Is there a contradiction between Islam and science? Why are the countries of the Islamic world so technologically backward? Is Islam capable of addressing man's diverse problem in the 21st century? This book tackles these questions by exploring the relationship between Islam and science, by examining how science bloomed under Islam while Europe struggled in the Dark Ages and by illustrating a distinct vision for future scientific and technological advancement under the Islamic State.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam
Author: Salim Ayduz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199812578
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 1149
Book Description
The main reference source for questions of Islamic philosophy, science, and technology amongst Western engaged readers and academics in general and legal researchers in particular.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199812578
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 1149
Book Description
The main reference source for questions of Islamic philosophy, science, and technology amongst Western engaged readers and academics in general and legal researchers in particular.
Art of the Islamic World
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394824
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Family guide, Dazzling details in folded front cover.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394824
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Family guide, Dazzling details in folded front cover.
The Enterprise of Science in Islam
Author: J. P. Hogendijk
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262194822
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Recent historical research and new perspectives on the Islamic scientific tradition.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262194822
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Recent historical research and new perspectives on the Islamic scientific tradition.
Science and Technology in World History, Volume 2
Author: David Deming
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786456426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786456426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.
1001 Inventions
Author: Salim T. S. Al-Hassani
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426209347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization between the 7th and 17th centuries. Every time you drink coffee, eat a three-course meal, get a whiff of your favorite perfume, take shelter in an earthquake-resistant structure, get a broken bone set or solve an algebra problem, it is in part due to the discoveries of Muslim civilization.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426209347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization between the 7th and 17th centuries. Every time you drink coffee, eat a three-course meal, get a whiff of your favorite perfume, take shelter in an earthquake-resistant structure, get a broken bone set or solve an algebra problem, it is in part due to the discoveries of Muslim civilization.
Islamic Science and Engineering
Author: Hill Donald R. Hill
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748696512
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748696512
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The New Atlantis
Science & Islam
Author: Ehsan Masood
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848311605
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
From Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad to al-Jazari, a 13th-century Turkish engineer whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft and the reciprocating piston, Science and Islam tells the story of one of history’s most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 CE.
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848311605
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
From Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad to al-Jazari, a 13th-century Turkish engineer whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft and the reciprocating piston, Science and Islam tells the story of one of history’s most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 CE.
God, Life, and the Cosmos
Author: Ted Peters
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032100036
Category : Islam and science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
God, Life, and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives is the first book in which Christian and Muslim scholars explore the frontiers of science-religion discourse. Leading international scholars present new work on key issues in science and religion from Christian and Islamic perspectives. Following an introduction by the editors, the book is divided into three sections: the first explores the philosophical issues in science-religion discourse; the second examines cosmology; the third analyses the issues surrounding bioethics. One of the first books to explore aspects of science-religion discourse from the perspective of two religious traditions, God, Life, and the Cosmos opens up new vistas to all interested in science and religion, and those exploring contemporary issues in Christianity and Islam.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032100036
Category : Islam and science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
God, Life, and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives is the first book in which Christian and Muslim scholars explore the frontiers of science-religion discourse. Leading international scholars present new work on key issues in science and religion from Christian and Islamic perspectives. Following an introduction by the editors, the book is divided into three sections: the first explores the philosophical issues in science-religion discourse; the second examines cosmology; the third analyses the issues surrounding bioethics. One of the first books to explore aspects of science-religion discourse from the perspective of two religious traditions, God, Life, and the Cosmos opens up new vistas to all interested in science and religion, and those exploring contemporary issues in Christianity and Islam.