This gentleman is truly one of the most interesting people I've ever met! He's one of our new teachers. Last night he was the first speaker at a Series I've started called "in My Other Life" where we hear from members of our staff who have fascinating lives outside of school. He is a fascinating fella! This book is a beautiful book filled with interesting information about what the Muslim culture has contributed to the world. Two thumbs up!
The Genius of Islam
Published in English by Knopf, 2011
Published in Arabic by Dar El Ilm Limalayin, 2012
Islam is one of the world’s great religions, one of history’s most important civilizations, and one of the foundational cultures of the West. During Islam’s first five hundred years, from the seventh through the twelfth centuries, this new religion created the most innovative and influential civilization on earth, an essential bridge between antiquity and modernity.
The Genius of Islam:How Muslims Made the Modern World surveys the remarkable contributions Islamic civilization has made to the world - in art, design, calligraphy, architecture, music, engineering, philosophy, astronomy, medicine, agronomy, optics, cartography, paper, and mathematics - how those contributions sparked the European Renaissance and how, until recently, they were mostly forgotten. The Genius of Islam is essential reading for anyone interested in history and the march of contemporary events in the Muslim world
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