BBC Science and Islam 1 - The Language of Science

Physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.

Al-Khalili turns detective, hunting for clues that show how the scientific revolution that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe had its roots in the earlier world of medieval Islam. He travels across Iran, Syria and Egypt to discover the huge astronomical advances made by Islamic scholars through their obsession with accurate measurement and coherent and rigorous mathematics.

He then visits Italy to see how those Islamic ideas permeated into the West and ultimately helped shape the works of the great European astronomer Copernicus, and investigates why science in the Islamic world appeared to go into decline after the 16th and 17th centuries, only for it to re-emerge in the present day.

Al-Khalili ends his journey in the Royan Institute in the Iranian capital Tehran, looking at how science is now regarded in the Islamic world.

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[Medieviless]

@drav1dan It's not a disease for the Muslims. Just as your blasphemy is considered in my opinion a disease to me - you will consider Islam being a disease to you. In other words, your assumption is ridicule and does not hold base. As for Muslims not allowing others to live in peace? Where have you been in the past 30 years? And..who's not letting WHO in peace?? Insolence in pure excellence right there... Nice man, nice!

[desaishreyas]

Can't believe author is claiming Indian discovery as Arabic in 5:32

[TheMuslimConnection]

@drav1dan Allahu Akbar La illaha ill Allah Muhaamadur Resulullah We will die for Islam bring it on

[drav1dan]

Islam made tremendous contributions to science. It was B'ludlust al-Dethwish who proved thru rigorous calculations that the number of virgins a suicide bomber will receive after he died is 72. The famous Islamic naturalist Twist-ed n-Ghoulish studied intestinal parasites & recommended that Muslims steadily emigrate to Western countries, breed like locusts, use the freedom & rights guaranteed by western societies to undermine the very same societies & turn them into Islamic hell-holes.

[drav1dan]

@TheMuslimConnection: Yes, Islam will never go away. Islam is a disease which is very difficult to get rid of. We need a final solution to the Muslim problem. As long as Islam exists, no one is safe in the world. Muslims will never allow others to live in peace.

[TheMuslimConnection]

@ajayitis If your Life span of your people was of average 35 ,its normal to be married at 9, Uneducated twit stopp trollin on Muslim videos. Islam will never fall, Islam will never go away Allahu Akbar ALlahu Akbar La Illaha ill allah , Muhammadur Resulullah There is no God but God and Muhammad is his Messenger . Peace and blessings be upon him, the best man to ever walk this earth :)))))

[ajayitis]

@TheMuslimConnection What else you dumb head muslims can do... the followers of pedophile, bandit, and idiot Muhammad who thought that sun sets in a muddy pool lol, Piss be upon him !

[GRANBESTIA]

almohada... pillow

alhaja... jewel

algodón... cotton

aceite... oil

aceituna... olive

alcazar... castle

many many many more from arabic to spanish and we still using them

[AtarPiruzdelan]

@nahayanjavaid

Islam is the first organized criminal cult that was founded by Mohamad in arabia. If you look at the history of Islam you will see it is all about INVASIONS, KILLINGS, DECEPTIONS, SLAVERY, SEXISM AND PEDOPHILIA.

Do you see this in Budizam, Zoroastrianism or Christianity? No you don't, because most religions are based on loving your fellow human-beings, equality of all races, and protection for children.....

[TheMuslimConnection]

@AtarPiruzdelan tell it to the 25% muslims in america who are converts