A Commentary on Toxicology in the Arabic Civilization
by Ayman Yasin Atat Published on: 2nd December 2021
Toxicology and Pharmacy: In the field of toxicology an early manual was Kitab as-Sumum attributed to Shanaq the Indian and translated into Arabic by al-’Abbas bin Sa’id al-Jawhari for the Caliph al-Mamun (r.813-833). The text discusses poisons and how they can…
The West Owes a Debt to Islam: Interview with Prof Glen Cooper
by The Editorial Team, Khaleel Shaikh Published on: 31st October 2017
Professor Glen Cooper discusses the Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation. During the European Dark Ages, when science, art and literature seemed to flounder for centuries, there actually was a lot of discover in places like…
Avicenna’s Medical Thinking in Colonial Mexico
by Rolando Neri-Vela Published on: 27th August 2017
New Spain was a viceroyalty of Spain between 1521 and 1821. In these three centuries, the practice and the teaching of medicine had a great influence from Arabian medicine, and in this way, the thinking…
Avicenna’s Medical Thinking in Colonial Mexico
by Rolando Neri-Vela Published on: 27th September 2017
New Spain was a viceroyalty of Spain between 1521 and 1821. In these three centuries, the practice and the teaching of medicine had a great influence from Arabian medicine, and in this way, the thinking…
Music in Muslim Civilisation
by Rabah Saoud Published on: 1st April 2004
People who are familiar with traditional Arab music as well as Flamenco will know the obvious historical connections. What is less well known are the deeper connections from Western musical instruments and theory back to…