Calculating the radius of the earth over a thousand years ago required a lot of imagination. It was Abu Reyhan Al-Biruni, the 10th century Islamic mathematical genius, who combined trigonometry and algebra to achieve this very numerical feat. Biruni’s scholarly legacy has inspired scientists and mathematicians for several centuries, and his name continues to command respect even today. Scholars like Biruni were born at a time when much of the world’s scientific and mathematical knowledge was translated into Arabic. By the time he came of age, he was also introduced to concepts developed by scholars from different civilisations and centuries. From the scientific literature of the Babylonians to those of the Romans, to ancient Indian texts on astrology, Biruni learnt from it all. Like other Muslim scholars from the Golden Age of Islam, he was also hungry for knowledge. According to the Turkish Professor, Fuat Sezgin, intellectually sound debates occurred between the 27-year-old Biruni and 18-year-old Ibn Sina. The two great minds are known to have discussed ‘The propagation of light and its measurement’ in a great depth. Sezgin, who died in 2018, concluded that the quality of those debates is rare and probably does not exist even today. #oneislamproductions #oneislamreminders #islam #allah #islamicknowledge #subhanallah #islamicpost #muslim #beneficial #reminders #albiruni #goldenage #scientists #scholar #genius #universalgenius #explorepage

Facts about Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan: * He was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799. * He was also known as the "Tiger of Mysore" for his military prowess and his fierce resistance to British rule. * He was a skilled military strategist and tactician, and he is credited with introducing a number of innovations to the art of warfare, including the use of iron-cased rockets. * He was also a patron of the arts and sciences, and he founded a number of schools and libraries. * He was a Muslim ruler, but he was tolerant of other religions and he promoted religious harmony in his kingdom. * He was martyred in battle in 1799 by the British East India Company. * He was born in Devanahalli, Karnataka, India, on November 20, 1750. * His father, Hyder Ali, was the Sultan of Mysore and a powerful military leader. * Tipu Sultan was educated in both the Islamic and Western traditions. * He was married to Fatima Begum, the daughter of the Nizam of Hyderabad. * He had three sons and two daughters. * He was a skilled horseman and archer. * He was a devout Muslim and he often prayed five times a day. * He was a generous ruler and he often gave money to the poor and needy. * He was a patron of the arts and sciences and he founded a number of schools and libraries. * He was a fierce opponent of the British East India Company and he fought three wars against them. Tipu Sultan is a complex and controversial figure. He was a skilled military leader and a patron of the arts and sciences, but he was also a ruthless ruler who persecuted his enemies. He is still remembered today as a hero by many Indians, but he is also seen as a villain by some. "It is better to live like a lion for a day than to live like a jackal for a hundred years." #IslamicHistory #IslamicGoldenAge #muslimscientists #muslimscientist #TipuSultan

#OnThisDay On this day, August 31, 1876, the 34th Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II ascended the throne. A Brief Overview of His Achievements Sultan Abdul Hamid II is considered to be the founder of modern Turkey. Although he came to power at a time of political upheaval, he made some very major developments and changes throughout his empire. Sultan Abdul Hamid II encouraged infrastructural and cultural modernization. Under his rule, Ottoman bureaucracy acquired rational and institutional features where admission into the civil service as well as promotion processes was arranged through objective criteria such as exams and rules. Abdul Hamid II's modernizing efforts ultimately laid the foundation for modern Turkey; the founders of the Turkish republic were educated at schools founded by Abdul Hamid II. #ottomanempire #ottoman #IslamicGoldenAge

When you have been taught to study history through western lenses, they deliberately faded the image and contribution of Muslims towards science and history. It was not, in fact, the apple that fell from the tree that told Newton about gravity, but the books of Ibn al-Haytham! Without the Muslims all of the so-called civilized Western countries would still be going through their Dark-Ages as it is called by its own academic historians due to their ignorance of science, medicine, surgery, physics, chemistry, philosophy, astrology, geometry and various other fields. In fact European non-Muslim scholars say: "There would be no renaissance in Europe had it not been for Islām." #TheIslamicGoldenAge Here we present you Muslims who changed the world. Notice that they all wore a turban and had a beard.