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Can anyone name any famous Islamic scientist or inventors? Is there any? Even one? Name one?

NOTE TO NON-MUSLIMS: If any Muslims respond, take note to whether they name anyone that can be verified. See if they are specific. Remember, almost every single Muslim alive will tell you that Islam was once the apex of civilization. In fact, the majority of Muslims believe that "all science comes from the Quran". Actually, Im not kidding. No...for real, Im not kidding..look into it. So, if this is all true, should we be able to list countless famous Islamic scientists and innovators? The only one I know of, after researching the subject, is Al Kharazimi. The only thing it appears can be attributed to him is the 'logarythm". Common lies found in their propaganda: "Muslims invented math!" -- 100% false. Hindus invented the "zero" and what we now call "arabic numerals". Except for the logarythm, nothing comes from Muslims. Research it. "Islamic architecture is the best!" -- This is subjective, but I agree, that the Christian Bystantine style which muslims plagerize is nice. POKI: LOL!!!!! Me or You could get more space on Wikipedia...he doesnt even merit half a paragraph! According to this little write-up, he didnt even invent anything per se, just improved the mechanics of a technique! But, I was obviously asking for a major name in history. Amazing itsnt it Poki?

Public Comments

1. Ahmed Zewail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_H._Zewail Jabir ibn Hayyan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geber Hunein Ibn Ishak http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunein_Ibn_Ishak Ali Ibn Rabban Al-Tabari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Sahl_Rabban_al-Tabari Al-Razi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Razi Al-Farabi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Farabi Abu Al-Qasim Al-Zahravi http://www.famousmuslims.com/ABU%20AL-QASIM%20AL-ZAHRAVI.htm Muhammad Al-Buzjani http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Wafa_Muhammad_Al_Buzjani Ibn Al-Haitham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhazen Abu Raihan Al-Biruni http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni Ibn Sina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna Omar Al-Khayyam http://www.famousmuslims.com/OMAR%20AL-KHAYYAM.htm Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi Ibn Al-Nafis Damishqui http://www.ugr.es/~mazimane/ibnalnafis.htm Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharazmi
2. here are some http://www.contactpakistan.com/news/news129.htm
3. Qanun-i Masoodi.....great philosopher and excellent at science and mathematics.
4. I really dont see how this matters.... Just because we havnt invented anything recently doesn't mean our religion is wrong... I've noticed that most people ask the same questions at around the same time... do all the unbelievers go to the same website to get more info to bash muslims?
5. Jabir Ibn Haiyan died 803 Mohammad Bin Musa al-Khawarizmi died 840 Yaqub Ibn Ishaq al-Kindi died 800 Thabit Ibn Qurra died 836 Ali Ibn Rabban al-Tabari died 838 Abu Abdullah al-Battani died 858 Al-Farghani died 860 Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi died 864 Abu al-Nasr al-Farabi died 870 Abul Hasan Ali al-Masu'di died died 957 Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi died 936 (see also) Abul Wafa Muhammad al-Buzjani died 940 Abu Ali Hasan Ibn al-Haitham died 965 Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi died 972 Abu Raihan al-Biruni died 973 Ibn Sina died 980 Omar al-Khayyam died 1044 Abu Hamid al-Ghazali died 1058 Abu Marwan Ibn Zuhr died 1091 Al-Idrisi died 1099 Ibn Rushd died 1128 Ibn al-Baitar died 1248 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi died 1201 Jalal al-Din Rumi died 1207 Ibn al-Nafis died 1213 Ibn Khaldun died 1332 Just to name a few.... SEE FOR YOURSELF: http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/index.html .
6. Whats with the witch hunt? Chill out
7. to be devils advocate what about Ahmed Zewail? who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Abdus Salam who won the Nobel Prize in Physics personally I think winning a noble prize in any scientific field is worth serious merit
8. these are lists of muslim scientists, and their (FAMOUS) names in literature : khalid ibn yazid, jabir ibn haiyan (GEBER), al asmai, al khawarizmi (ALGORIZM), al balkhi ja'far ibn muhammad (ALBUMAZAR), al farazi ibrahim ibn habib, ibn ishaq al kindi (ALKINDUS), hunain ibn ishaq, al dinawari abu hanifa ahmad ibn dawud, thabit ibn qurrah (THABIT), al battani abu abdillah (ALBATEGNIUS), ibn masawaih (YOU'HANNA), al farghani (ALFRAGANUS), al farabi (ALPHARABIUS), al razi (RHAZES), abu hamed al ustrulabi, al sufi (ALZOPHI), thabit ibn thabit ibn qurrah, al tamimi muhammad ibn amyal (ATTMIMI), al nizri, al fadl ibn ahmed, ibn miskawayh ahmed ambuali, ahmed at tabari, abu al qasim al zahrawi (ALBUCASIS), muhammad al buzjani, al majrett'ti abu al qasim, ibn wahshiyh abu baker, ibn al haitham (ALHAZEN), abu raihan al biruni, ibn abil ashat, ibn sina (AVICENNA), ikhwan as shafa (ASSAFA), al hasib alkarji, al zarqali (ARZACHEL), omar al khayyam, ali ibn ridwan abu hassan ali, ibn abi sadia abul qasim, ibn zuhr (AVENZOAR), ibn bajah muhammed ibn yahya, ibn al baitar diauddin (BITAR), al idrisi (DRESES), ibn tufayl al qaysi, al thura-ee al husain ibn ali, ibn rushd (AVERROES), ibn maymun musa (MAIMONIDES), al badee al ustralabi, abdel ar rahman al khazin, al baghdadi abdellateef muwaffaq, ibn al rumiyyah abul 'abbas (AN NABATI), rasheed aideen al suri, al tifashi shihabud deen (ATTIFASHI), nasir al din al tusi, ibn abi usaibi'ah muwaffaq al din al bitruji (ALPETRAGIUS), ibn al nafis damishqui, kutb aldeen al shirazi, ibn al baitar, ibn al banna (al murrakishi) azdi, al fida (ABDULFEDA), ...
9. NONE
10. Actually, Europe had fallen into the Dark Ages over religious extremism. And it wasn't until Europeans mixed with muslims while fighting in the crusades, that scientific thought reentered European thought.
11. I wouldn't name all of them, but if you search history, you'd find a lot of Muslims whose contribution in science and society were tremendous. Already some of my Muslim brothers gave names and references above. You can search about them. Also, not only Muslims, there are a lot of Christians, Hindus and Jews too. Anyone who says "Muslims invented math" is wrong. I personally never feel to say that lie. Math is an extremely huge subject. The modern use of math started way before Jesus was ever born. The algebra we know now, was introduced by a Muslim scientist and mathematician, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. he is always considered a great name in math history, but not only. I'm quoting a paragraph from Encarta Encyclopedia 2006 by Microsoft: "Arab mathematician, born in Khwārizm (now Khiva, Uzbekistan). He was librarian at the court of Caliph al-Mamun and astronomer at the Baghdād observatory. His works on algebra, arithmetic, and astronomical tables greatly advanced mathematical thought, and he was the "first" to use for mathematical purposes the expression al jabr, from which the English word algebra is derived. The Latin version, by the Italian translator Gerard of Cremona, of his treatise on algebra (based on a Hindu work) was responsible for much of the mathematical knowledge of medieval Europe. His work on algorithm, a term derived from his name, "introduced" the method of calculating by use of Arabic numerals and decimal notation." Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. There is no term called plagiarizing in scienctific theories. The term "plagiarizing" is mostly used in literature. Anyone can use scientic invention and theory brought by earlier scientists and utilize it, modify it and broaden it. This is the way its always happening. If Einstein didn't use and utilize the "theory of Newton" (plagiarize, as you meant), he wouldn't be able to develop the theory of relativity. Anyway, you might not have heard that a Muslim named "Muhammad Younus" from Bangladesh won Nobel prize this year, actually a few days ago. You know what he did? He introduced the "Micro credit and micro finance system" for poor people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Younus
12. oh dear dear your arrogant again and unbounded vulgarer hatred, we don't want to go back, just have a look around you , you will find many Muslims or born in Muslim countries how are in the highest position, but to go back Abualisina is the one of the in ventures of the surgery, and since the surgery was not aloes in Christianity and Jews didn't have any country the Muslim hospitals and universities was the Mecca for all of the people who wanted to learn neuest of the human research, and the Muslims invented math is in the story of marcopolow that he for the first time brought the math to Europe, and a lout more, my English is not good enough to tell you more, but you know what I don't think that that is your problem, your problem is selfish hatred, you want to have everything for your self, and are not able to see that others are able to do something or are so stupidly joules of others that you heart yourself of lousing the things that don't even belong to you, I would like to suggest that you think more of your mental problems, and don't forget Moslem's have oil, if they don't have anything, and dignity, of a human being, and we all have to live together in a day by day smaller getting world , you better understand that, and stoup making full of yourself.may freedem be with you