continued… 10) Dome of the Rock The Dome of the Rock or is also known as Qubbat al-Sakhra is a large octagonal building in Jurusalem constructed during the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik in 692 C.E.[1] This building serves as one of the most important Islamic heritage or architecture to survive to date. It is located over a...
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continued… 9) Water-raising Machines Three modifications to the original water-raising machines are known to have been in everyday use in medieval Islam. These modifications were done in definitely to increase the output of the traditional machines. ‘Saqiya’ which was used during the Umayyad reign is an example of...
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continued… Irrigation and Water Supply Perennial irrigation is a method of watering crops regularly throughout the growing season by leading the water into small channels which form a matrix over the field back then during the Umayyad reign. Water from the main artery (a river, major canal or ‘qanat’) is diverted into...
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continued… 7) Calendars in Islam (Hijra) The Hijrah era was set up at the time of caliph ‘Umar ibn Khattab at around 637 C.E about five or six years after the introduction of the purely lunar calendar.[1] The year of the prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) Hijra eventually was chosen for the beginning of the Islamic (Hijra)...
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continued… 6) Siege of Thaif Siege of Thaif happen in the year 630 C.E which lasted for about 18 days. Upon arrival at Thaif, the camp was set up too close to the wall of the town till the camps were swarmed by arrows from archers. Sayyidina Abu Bakr was assigned as chief of the siege operation and was then fully responsible...
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continued… 5) Battle of the Trench Battle of the trench took place in Shawwal; 5 years after Prophet Muhammad’s Hijra to Madinah.[1] Muslims did not know that they would face one of the grave trials of all at that time. Salman the Persian was the one who came out with the idea to dig a trench on the north side of the city of...
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continued… 4) Medicine and Medical Tradition The Qur’an contains several verses in which medical questions of a very general order are discussed including many hygienic regulations and sanitary orders.[1] As to give few examples here, the welfare of mothers and children, care for the fetus, nursing and maternal welfare are...
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continued… 3) Times of the Prayers The times of the five daily prayers in Islam are in the early stage determined through astronomical phenomena dependent upon the position of the sun in the sky. This time therefore vary throughout the year and are dependent upon the terrestrial latitude. It differs accordingly for different...
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continued… 2) Orientation of the First Mosque In relation to the previous point above, the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) house was the first constructed mosque.[1] Immediately after his community moved to Madinah in 622 C.E, the first establishment of the mosque was a simple and unremarkable enclosure.[2] The principal for...
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Muslims have always been inspired by the Islamic view of nature which highlighted that mankind have to fulfill a certain duties on earth. This includes discovering the attributes of Allah through his works; the nature. It implies that, we are permitted to use nature for the benefit of mankind. Following examples below would identify...
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