Prophet Zakariya (Zechariah or Zachary) was one of the prophets of the Israelites. He was the father of Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist) and the patron of Mary, the mother of Prophet Isa (Jesus) and is revered in Islam. To know more about Islam's view on Proph...
Al-Khazini was a twelfth-century mathematician, astronomer and inventor from Merv in present-day Turkmenistan. Al-Khazini wrote his Book of the Balance of Wisdom, an encyclopedia on scales and water-balances in which he describes an amazing invention of his: t...
Humans have always had a propensity for greed. The monopoly mind-set seems to be a driving force of our modern lives. What are Islam’s solutions to greed? Check out this episode of Ways Out to find out.
Did you know that advancements made by Medieval Muslim physicians such as Muhammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Avicenna and Ibn-Nafis revolutionized the field of medicine? The discoveries and observations of these physicians were way ahead of the ancient Greeks and ...
Many Muslim scientists in the history of Islam have made great contributions to the establishment and advancement of different scientific fields, leaving their mark on the history of science. Jabir ibn Ḥayyan was one the most prominent one of them.
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Iblis is a figure frequently occurring in the Quran, commonly in relation to the creation of Adam and the command to prostrate himself before him. After he refused, he was cast out of heaven. There are different opinions about the origin of Iblis. But, it is r...
God (Allah) is a key element in any religion. Islam and Christianity have similarities and differences in many concepts and beliefs. Are Allah of Islam and the God of Christianity the same? Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? To know more about thi...
Abū Marwān ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Zuhr, traditionally known by his Latinized name Avenzoar[a], was an Arab Muslim physician, surgeon, and poet. He was born at Seville in medieval Andalusia (present-day Spain), was a contemporary of Averroes and Ibn Tufail, and was ...