Figure 1: Front cover of Handsat Ūqlīdis fī aydin ‘arabiya (Euclid's geometry in Arabian hands) by Ahmad Salīm Sa‘īdān (Amman, 1991).
Ahmad Salim Sa‘idan: A Palestinian Historian of Arabic Mathematics
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Since the middle of the 20th century, the history of Arabic...
Figure 1: An artistic impression of Al-Kindi (Image from www.muslimheritage.com).
Al-Kindi
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Ya'qub b. Ishaq al-Kindi was an early Arab scholar of the...
Figure 1: An artistic impression of al-Bīrūnī (Image from www.muslimheritage.com).
Al-Biruni
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Al-Biruni was one of the most learned of Muslim scholars...
Figure 1. Archway from the Darb-i Imam shrine in Isfahan, Iran, which was built in 1453 C.E. The larger pentagons outlined in pale blue were constructed using a large-scale girih tile pattern, and the small white pentagons were constructed using a small-scale girih tile pattern (Image courtesy of K. Dudley and M. Elliff).
A Discovery in Architecture: 15th Century Islamic Architecture Presages 20th Century Mathematics
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This article relates the discovery by two American scholars...
Figure 1. An artist's impression of Al-Biruni (Image from www.muslimheritage.com).
Mathematics in Muslim Heritage
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Early mathematics was revolutionised by Muslim scholars...
Figure 1: The paper fortresses of Matrakçi depicted in his book Tuhfat al-Ghuzat (Süleymaniye Library, Esad Efendi, MS 2206).
Nasuh Al-Matrakî, A Noteworthy Ottoman Artist-Mathematician of the Sixteenth Century
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Matrakci Nasuh was a famous Ottoman polymath, writer and...
Front covers of two books by Ahmed Djebbar: Une histoire de la science arabe (Paris, 2001) and L'âge d'or des sciences arabes (Paris, 2005).
Mathematics in the Medieval Maghrib: General Survey on Mathematical Activities in North Africa
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In this important article, Professor Ahmed Djebbar, the...
Dr Salim Ayduz presenting his lecture.
Muslim Contributions to Modern Civilisation
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Dr Salim Ayduz, researcher at FSTC, presented on Tuesday 9...
Figure 1: Ottoman astronomers at work around Taqī al-Dīn at the Istanbul Observatory. Source: Istanbul University Library, F 1404, fol. 57a.
Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma’ruf: A Bio-Bibliographical Essay
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This article is a bio-bibliographical essay on the life and...
Ridhwan al-Sa’ati: A Biographical Outline
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Fakhr al-Dīn Ridhwān ibn Rustam al-Sā'ātī (d. between 618-...
Astronomer observing the comet of 1577 above Istanbul with a wooden quadrant. Mustafa Ali, Nusratnāme, Topkapi Palace Museum Library, Hazine 1365, folio 5v.
Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma’ruf: Survey on his Works and Scientific Method
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Being in form a bio-bibliographical essay on the life and...
