Contribution of Islamic Civilization to the Scientific Enterprise of the Modern World

Abstract

The contributions of the Islamic Civilization since its advent in Arab it has always produced numerous intellectuals, learned people, artists and scientists. An account of the development of Islamic Civilization in Makātib /Madrasas in the Arab world since the First century A.H. has influenced non-Muslims of different generations, continuing its enterprising factor and still exists. Masjid, Makātib and Madrasas are meant for theological studies; however, they produced many scholars and learned men, not in theology but in other subjects as well. The products of Islamic Civilization influenced the education, culture, and language, as well as contributing to Islamic sciences, Scientific Enterprises, social sciences, literature, art and Culture. The present paper discusses a few of the contributions which have received recognition, not only in Arabic but also globally. This knowledge was transferred to Western Europe and subsequently played an important role in revitalising a climate of learning and exploration in Europe, leading to the Renaissance in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Although the Muslim community has a rich heritage of its art and architecture, language and literature, culture and civilization, history and archaeology, Chemistry, Medicine, Pharmacology, etc., the paper highlights the glorious contributions of Islamic civilization  that have now been filtered from Islamic Civilization to the Western Civilization.