The islamic contributions to the world of science and education

THE ISLAM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MORDERNMohammad had all teachers as non-Muslims so
WORLD OF SCIENCE .CULTURE ANDpeople denoting modern science and scientists as
EDUCATIONkafirs is not only misplaced and miles away from
PART 1 Golden age of Islamthe truth of Islam, Islam and Quran are two
Byportal of knowledge which stresses on seeking
Prof, dr,dr,med.vet,Ghulam mohyuddin waniknowledge and use methods of research and
First of all may I acknowledge the authors frominvestigation .Every verse in Quran insists on
whose website free materials have been used?thinking and investigation, Thus the beginning of
Islam started with word IQRA WHICH MEANSknowledge and its sustenance through research
Read ,These were the first words of the Quranand investigation became the nature of Islamists
revealed unto Hazrate Mohammad [pbuh],Onein their glorious days of past. Once they disdained
wonders when the beginning of a new form offrom it their fall and illiteracy became their cause
life and religion cane into existence how comeof ruin, A brief review of the Islamic rise and fall
Muslims remained off the mainstream in this erareminds us till they acquired knowledge and kept
of modernization and cultural development. Thethemselves abreast with science and technology
following statements of Quran make it essentialthey prospered and decline begin with their
for its believers to seek knowledge and educationinsights and indulgence in extravagance ,wealth
even if they have to travel to Far East or China.and evil ways of devil.
These are the words of theHarun al-Rashid  ruled Islamic age is known as the
HAZRAT-E-MOHAMMAD, the prophet of God. TheGolden AgeIt  was a period of intellectual activity
philosophy of Iqra is a binding force for a Muslimin all fields: science, technology,  literature 
to know and let others know this world andbiography, history, linguistics. Scholars,  collected
here-in-after, the only way to understand Quran isthe sayings and actions of the Prophet  this
have thru full knowledge of science andinvented morfern citation and bibliograghy. This led
technology. Any one confronting the modernto such memorable works as Sirat Rasul Allah,
ways of science is not a true Muslim as it is thethe "Life of the Messenger of God," by Ibn Ishaq,
golden age of Islam which is the beginning oflater revised by Ibn Hisham; one of the earliest
modern science and technology, this paper shallArabic historical works,  such as al-Tabari's Annals
give a resume of the golden age its rise and fall.is one of the oldest form of modern education
The internal upheavals of the Muslims itself wereand science documentation. .
responsible for their decline. 
1.     Holy Prophet [saw] infused the spirit of 
acquiring knowledge among his followers and said 
,Seek knowledge even if it is to be found in a 
place as far off as china, One can imagine andScience and technology
argue with those who day out and day in preachMathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry
about sullah and quranic verses whose full meaningand variety of other sciences are the remennts
is not known to these so called Ulmah of thisof this age of science and technology.. They
Muslim ferternity.The first modern university incollected and corrected previous astronomical
this world had its humble beginning during the lifedata, built the world's first observatory, and
of Prophet Mohammad[saw]At the battle of Badrdeveloped the astrolabe, an instrument that was
which was won by the Muslims inspire of veryonce called "a mathematical jewel." In medicine
less numbers 70 people of the enemies, thethey experimented with diet, drugs, surgery, and
educated folk of Mecca were   taken asanatomy, and in chemistry, an outgrowth of
prisoners, On seeing them tied with ropes ,healchemy, isolated and studied a wide variety of
ordered all to be freed and asked his people tominerals and compounds. Important advances in
provide them same food and shelter as availableagriculture were also made in the Golden Age.
to them, Then he passed the first revolutionary'Irrigation and water conservation and use
doctrine of  first Islamic university establishment.Abbasids preserved and improved the ancient
He declared that each prisoner who teaches tennetwork of wells Muslim scholars also made
Muslim children how to read and write shall feelimportant and original contributions to,
himself free man. This was the beginning ofunderground canals, and waterwheels, introduced
modern university culture in the world .See thenew breeds of livestock, hastened the spread of
respect bestowed to the literate who became tocotton, and, from the Chinese, learned the art of
be recognized as teachers, There is no parallelmaking paper, a key to the revival of learning in
system or religion in this world before the prophetEurope in th
Muhammad [saw]who started with word read andAGRICULTURE
insisted on its followers to gain knowledge andThe Golden Age, transformed the diet by
make investigations. This distinction of Muslimintroducing such plants as plums, artichokes,
culture made them to gain eminence and still weapricots, cauliflower, celery, fennel, squash,
find littlepumpkins, and eggplant, as well as ricesorghum,
Parallels to their golden age achetechture, science, These and many other inventions in science of
medicine and mathematicsagriculture are ascribed to them .
The first university established by Hazrate