The Levantine Hajj route and the ruins of the people of Lut: A study of the Islamic geographical sources
This article explores the historic Levantine hajj route to Makkah…
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Pro-Environmental Practices in Muslim Civilization
This paper is an overview of pro-environmental practices, behavior, and…
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The Ottoman Mosque Fallacy: Places of Worship Facing the Kaaba or “Monuments of Jihad”?
A. J. Deus has got it all hopelessly wrong: A…
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Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygienic Considerations and Practices in Muslim Civilizations
Water supply and sanitation along with hygienic considerations and practices…
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Food Production and Food Security Management in Muslim Civilization
This article attempts to describe and analyse food production and…
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The Petra Fallacy: Early Mosques do face the Sacred Kaaba in Mecca
Dan Gibson, a Canadian amateur archaeologist, is the latest of…
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An Overview of Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine
*** Produced from Chapter 1 of the Book “Greco-Arab and…
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Book Review: “Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy and Regulatory Issues”
Traditional Arab-Islamic* herbal medicine plays an increasingly influential role in…
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The Principles of Animal Advocacy in Islam: Four Integrated Ecognitions
The Qurān—the scripture of the Muslims, which purports to be…
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Islamic Sacred Geography and Finding the Qibla by the Sun and Stars
A survey of the historical sources with an appendix on…
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Water innovations in the Muslim world: past glories and future outlook
From the eighth century onwards, Muslim societies extending from Cordoba…
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Manuscript Review: ‘The Indica’ or ‘Al-bayruni’s India,’ by Al-Bayruni
Bayruni conducted advanced research and wrote original standard works in…
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A Sanctuary for Birds: Muslim Civilisation
Few creatures from the animal kingdom can live alongside humans…
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Arab Translators of Egypt’s Hieroglyphs
Carved in the 13th century bce, fine bas-reliefs on the…
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When the World was Upside Down: Maps from Muslim Civilisation
Great scholars from Muslim Civilisation, indeed, turned the world upside…
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Water Sterilization Technology in Muslim Civilisation
Water-related diseases are the most critical health problems in the…
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From Petra back to Makka – From “Pibla” back to Qibla
A critique of Dan Gibson, Early Islamic Qiblas: A Survey…
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Manuscript Review: The Book of Routes and Kingdoms, by Ibn Khordadbeh
[Ibn Khordadbeh] grew up to be a knowledgeable scholar, and…
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Islamic Foreshadowing of Evolution
...in this article, I will summarise the key elements of…
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Amazing Mechanical Devices from Muslim Civilisation
Fully automated environmentally friendly water raising devices, pumps, windmills and…
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al-Jahiz’s Book of Animals: The transcendent value of disgust
Jeannie Miller, an assistant professor in the department of near…
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Al-Khalili and the Culmination of Spherical Astronomy in 14th-Century Damascus
Syria in the 14th century was the scene of the…
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Lighthouse of Alexandria in the sources from Islamic Civilisation
The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the wonders of…
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The Unpublished Works of Arabic Geography: An Overview and a Classification
Islamic geographical texts are not only valuable in terms of…
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Importance of Culture in Ecological Dialogue
Professor Al-Hassani addressed in a keynote lecture the 16th Eurasian…
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Ecology in Islamic Culture: A Selected Critical Bibliography
The studies on the Islamic view of environment protection and…
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Book review of Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man by Dr Nayef Al-Rodhan
In Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man, Dr Nayef…
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Sustainable History, Human Dignity and Trans-Cultural Synergy
Dr Nayef Al-Rodhan outlines his theory of history about sustainable…
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Trevor Hilder: A Story About Sustainable History
After briefly describing his work background, Trevor Hilder tells the…
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Sustainability in its Historical Context
[Proceedings of the conference 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our…
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Sir Crispin Tickell: “Environment on the Edge”
[Proceedings of the conference 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our…
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Gleanings from the Islamic Contribution in Agriculture
The Islamic tradition of agriculture, whether in the form of…
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Piri Reis: A Genius 16th-Century Ottoman Cartographer and Navigator
Piri Reis is a well known Ottoman-Turkish admiral, geographer and…
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Al-Muqaddasi and Human Geography: An Early Contribution to Social Sciences
Recent scholarly interest in the genesis of social sciences in…
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1000 Years Amnesia: Environment Tradition in Muslim Heritage
In a seminar organised by the Oxford Centre of Islamic…
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Botany, Herbals and Healing In Islamic Science and Medicine
The scholars of Islamic culture worked extensively in the combined…
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Environment and the Muslim Heritage
The following short article is based on the notes for…
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Anatomy of the Horse in the 15th Century
The famous image we find in an Arabic manuscript depicting…
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Al-Muqaddasi: The Geographer from Palestine
A notable fact that should be remembered when we talk…
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Knowledge versus Natural Disasters from Arabic Sources
The aim of this paper is to investigate the various…
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Ecology in Muslim Heritage: Treatises on Environmental Pollution up to the End of 13th Cen.
Several Arabic treatises dating from the 9th through the 13th…
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Ecology in Muslim Heritage: A History of the Hima Conservation System
A hima is a reserved pasture, where trees and grazing…
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Ahmad Ibn Fadhlan in Northern Europe: A Survey of his Account of Russian Vikings in the 10th Century
One of the earliest detailed descriptions of Northern Europe is…
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Cats in Islamic Culture
This article describes the various cultural representations associated to cats…
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Mapping and Picturing: Maps as Records of History
A study of historical maps and sea charts indicates that…
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Islamic Aesthetics, Gardens and Nature
Sensory beauty, whether it be in feats of architecture or…
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Turkish Contributions to Islamic Geography
Turkish contributions to geography are vast in content and have…
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Echos of What Lies Behind the ‘Ocean of Fogs’ in Muslim Historical Narratives
This article is an edited version of the article originally…
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Better Directions at Sea: The Piri Reis Innovation
The Ottoman Turk Pîrî Reis is truly a great figure…
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The Oldest Map of Japan Drawn by Mahmud of Kashgar
Although the Japanese map was included for the first time…
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The Secret Gardens of Sana’a
In this article Tim Mackintosh-Smith investigates the horticultural past of…
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Muslim Contribution to Spanish Agriculture
This article describes some of the numerous Muslim contributions to…
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The Muslim Agricultural Revolution
The landscape in the areas under Muslim control from the…
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Aspects of Mineralogy and Gemology in Muslim Civilisation
Many Muslim scholars dealt with minerals and gems and wrote…
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Meteorological Science in the 9th Century AD
The work of Ibn Doraid Al-Azdi is an example of…
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Contribution of Ibn Sina to the development of Earth Sciences
The Muslim Civilisation was outstanding in its outlook on the…
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Gardens, Nature and Conservation in Islam
The notion, repeated in the Quran, of Paradise as a…
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Abbasid Gardens in Baghdad and Samarra
The love of gardens during the Abbâsid period, whether in…
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The Travels of Ibn Jubair
Born in Valencia, Ibn Jubair (Ibn Jubayr) travelled widely, offering…
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The Travels of Ibn Fadlan
In his Rihla/Risala (travel narrative, account or journal), Ibn Fadlan,…
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Piri Reis and his Place in Ottoman Maritime History
When dealing with Turkish history, whether during the Ottoman period…
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Agriculture in Muslim civilisation : A Green Revolution in Pre-Modern Times
The period from the 9th century to the 13th century…
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