Al-Jazari's Elephant Clock

The mechanical workings of Al-Jazari's Elephant Clock.

Some 800 years in the past, in 1206, a brilliant Muslim scholar died: Badī` al-Zamān Abū al-'Izz ibn Ismā`īl ibn al-Razzāz al-Jazarī. He was one of the most important inventors and mechanical engineers in the history of technology. His magnum opus book of mechanics, the famous Al-Jāmi` bayn al-`ilm wa 'l-`amal al-nāfi` fi sinā`at al-hiyal (A Compendium on the Theory and Useful Practice of the Mechanical Arts) was the most significant treatise of the Islamic tradition of mechanical engineering and a ground breaking work in the history of mechanics.

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[AHMEDSHARK4313]

That is Islam

[arnisjutsus]

fantastic

[nowetizki]

@merseystate1  your opinion seems to be logic, but in fact Al-Jazry mentioned this great invention in a book which he called "The integration between science & religion in tricks industry", simply the title told that he wouldn't be motivated to invent such great things without his religion, the book also contains about 60 other amazing inventions such as a pump working by nowadays car pistons system and the first secret code safe ever.

[TheGuyFromLastNight3]

@AHMEDSHARK4313 Yes it is.

[mrfadi]

@merseystate1 if u think that way that mean you are smart guy to say something like that, but the truth is Europeans and Americans trying to put all those genius peoples who was lived in Islamic empire in the grave of history, will they also trying to tell every one that Muslims are animals, they didn't invent or make any thing useful and that why we are offending our self, so u can't blame any one and u can't take that right from us while u keeping attacking our history and our religion so !

[dynamic03]

@merseystate1 Then how come we are linked with terrorism all the damn time? Why can't they show clips like these on CNN and Fox news to educate the ones that have no idea what Islam truly is?

[SSaiyan6]

can some tell the full name of the film?

[lololikeszoey]

@ytba when Europe was going through the dark ages Muslims were going through the golden ages where they invented and created, and lots of the things we have now are ideas and creations inspired from the Muslims

[lololikeszoey]

@merseystate1 we have the right to be proud of what Muslim inventors and creators have done to the world just like when Americans and Christians are proud of what their inventors have done or any other country

and it's not promoting, it's just stating the facts

[merseystate1]

I am soooooo tired of these constant religious remarks. They have NOTHING to do with the man who was a great Engineer, light years ahead of his time and surely on par with a Da Vinci. But what has this got to do with Islam? You guys need to get a grip on reality and stop trying to convince the world of your faith. There are great men and woman in every culture and faith. Treasure them for who they were and what they have done and stop using them to promote your own ideals.

[merseystate1]

I am soooooo tired of these constant religious remarks. They have NOTHING to do with the man who was a great Engineer, light years ahead of his time and surely on par with a Da Vinci. But what has this got to do with Islaam? You guys need to get a grip on reality and stop trying to convince the world of your faith. There are great men and woman in every culture and faith. Treasure them for who they were and what they have done and stop using them to promote your own ideals.