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Al-Khawarizmi
Real Name: Abu Abdullah Mohammad
Ibn Musa al-Khawarizmi
Date of Birth: 780 C.E
Date of Death: 850 C.E
Place of Birth: Khawarizm (Kheva)
Place of Death: Baghdad

Mathematics,
Astronomy

His contribution of fundamental importance to

mathematics and science- he explained the use of zero,a
numeral of fundamental importance developed by the
Arabs
He developed the decimal system system of numerals,
'algorithm' or 'algorizm' & trigonometric tables

His famous work Hisab Al-Jabr

wal Mugabalah (Book
ofCalculations, Restoration and
Reduction), Algebra (Al-Jabr)
derived its name.

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Ibn Al-Baitar
Real Name: Abu Muhammad Abdallah
Ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Baitar Dhiya al-Din alMalaqi
Date of Birth: End of 12 C.E (unknown)
Date of Death:
Place of Birth: Spanish city, Malaqa
Place of Death:

Science, Botany

His major contribution, Kitab al-Jami fi al-Adwiya alMufrada, is one of the greatest botanical compilations
dealing with medicinal plants in Arabic

He was one of the greatest

scientists of Muslim Spain and
was thegreatest botanist and
pharmacist of the Middle Ages

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Al-Farabi
Real Name: Abu Nasr Muhammad
binMuhammad Tarkhan Al-Uzdag
Date of Birth: 257 H/ 870 C.E
Date of Death: Rejab 339 H/ 950 C.E
Place of Birth: Wasij, Turkestan
Place of Death: Damsyik

Sociology, Logic,
Science, Music,
Philosophy

Popular with Happiness theory

His work Madinah alFadhilah- describe about the
philosophy & politics

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Ibn Miskawayh
Real Name: Abu Ali bin Ahmad bin
Muhammad bin Yaakub bin Maskawaih
Date of Birth: 320 H/ 932 C.E
Date of Death: 9 Safar 421/16 February
1030
Place of Birth: Rayy
Place of Death:

Medicine,
Alchemy,
Philosophy

He review the theories of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle,

to produce theories and concepts about happiness
The earliest people who write about the Greek logic
systematically in Arabic
a reliable musician who create a kind of musical
instrument known as the harp, producing a book titled
"Al-Musiqa" containing teaching music theory and
Islam
His work, Tahdhib al-akhlaq (Cultivation of Morals)
explains, in detail, the path to acquiring the correct balance
to morally correct actions in an organized and systematic
manner.

He has produced a wide range of

important philosophical theory
include evolution theory

Leaman, O. (1996a), 'Ibn

Miskawayh' in S.H. Nasr
and O. Leaman (eds.)
History of Islamic
Philosophy, Routledge,
London, pp. 252-7.

Ibn Sina
Real Name: Abu Ali Al- Huseyn bin
Abdullah bin Hassan Ali bin Sina
Date of Birth: 375 H/ 985 C.E
Date of Death:
Place of Birth: Bukhara Afghanistan
Place of Death:

Medicine,
Philosophy,
Mathematics
Geometry,
Astronomy,
Art, Music,
Politic, Physics,
Chemistry &
Cosmology
Philosophy,
Medicine

Produce 250 works that still remains to this day, including

116 special work in the medical field.
He introduced psychosomatic medicine theory- integrate
psychology and medicine

His most famous works is AlQanun Fi Al-Tibb& Remedies

for The Heart about poem on
medicine & include 760 types of
diseases along with a way to offer
these diseases

Mahmood Zuhdi Abdul

Majid. (2000). TokohTokoh Kesarjanaan Sains
dan
Teknologi,Dewan Bahasa
Dan Pustaka, Kuala
Lumpur.

Translating the works of Aristotle forgotten by the West

into Latin
In Fasl al-Maqal (The Decisive Treatise), stressed the
importance of analytical thinking to translate the Quraninfluencing the western Philosophers

He has produced his famous

book Al Taysir
Known as Averroes and the
father of secularism

Erin. N., Hamizah. M.S.,

Tokoh-Tokoh Tamadun
Islam dan Sumbangannya
dalam Perkembangan
Tamadun Dunia. Retrieved
from
http://www.scribd.com/doc/
19360057/TokohTokohTamadun-Islam. March 2,
2013
Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid
Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Ibn Rushd
Real Name: Abu Walid Muhammad Ibnu
Ahmad
Date of Birth:1126 C.E
Date of Death:1198
Place of Birth: Spain
Place of Death: Maghribi

Ibnu Khaldun
Real Name: Abdul Rahman Abu Zaid
Waliyuddin Bin Khaldun Al-Maliki alKhadrami
Date of Birth: 1331 C.E/732 H
Date of Death:1406 C.E/ 808 H
Place of Birth: Tunisia
Place of Death:
Jabir Ibn Haiyan
Real Name: Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan
Date of Birth: 721 /722 C.E
Date of Death:803 C.E
Place of Birth: Khorasan
Place of Death: Kufa

Philosophy of
History,
sociology, politic

He is founder of philosohy of history through his work

Al-Ibar
Founder of Sociology- Pioneered the Sociology of
Knowledge (the first talk about mental development,
intellectual, physical and human)

Famous with his work AlMuqaddimah- Discussed in detail

the history. He introduced the
concept of Assabiyyah

Alchemy

Famous with his work on

chemistry, including his
Kitab-al-Kimya, and Kitab alSab'een
were translated into Latin and
various European languages

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi

Real Name: Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn
Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan Nasir al-Din alTusi
Date of Birth: 1201 C.E.
Date of Death:
Place of Birth: Tus (Khurasan)
Place of Death: Baghdad

Astronomy,
Mathematics

Known as the father of chemistry

Wrote an alchemical work, The Book of the BlossomHe introduced experimental investigation into alchemy
includes perfection of scientific tech-niques such as
crystalization, distillation, calcination, sublima-tion and
evaporation and development of several instruments for
the same.
His work Zij-i ilkhani (the Ilkhanic Tables) contains
tables for computing the positions of the planets, and it
alsocontains a star catalogue

He made the most significant

development of Ptolemy's model
of theplanetary system up to the
development of the heliocentric
modelin the time of Copernicus

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Scientists. Islamic Medical
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Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi

Real Name: Abu Yousuf Yaqub Ibn Ishaq
al-Kindi
Date of Birth: 800 C.E
Date of Death: 873 C.E
Place of Birth: Kufa
Place of Death:

Philosophy,
Physics, Optics,
Geography,
Astronomy,
Medicine, Music

He wrote 241 books in a various field and also helped the

authorities in the planning and construction of tunnels,
bridges, defense equipment and scientific measuring
instruments.

He is regarded as a descendant of
the great Arab philosopher

http://www.wasatiyyah.my/
archives/614

Thabit Ibn Qurrah

Real Name: Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan
al-Sabi al-Harrani

Astronomy,
Mechanics,
science, notably

He was instrumental in extending the concept of

traditionalgeometry to geometrical algebra

Developed theories regarding with

geometry, spheri-cal trigonometry,
integral calculus and real numbers

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
Muslim Scholars &

Date of Birth: 836 C.E.

Date of Death: 901 C.E
Place of Birth: Harran (Turkey)
Place of Death: Baghdad

mathematics

Scientists. Islamic Medical

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Abu Abdullah Al-Battani

Real Name: Abu Abdallah Muhammad
Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan al-Battani al-Harrani
Date of Birth: 853 C.E
Date of Death: 929 C.E
Place of Birth: Battan, Harran
Place of Death: Samarra

Mathematics,
Astronomy,
Engineering

He catalogued 489 stars, refined the existing values for the

length ofthe year, which he gave as 365 days 5 hours 48
minutes 24 sec-onds, and of the seasons

Popular with the theory and the

idea of zodiac

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Al-Idrisi
Real Name: Abu Abdallah Muhammad
Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abdallah Ibn Idris alQurtubi al-Hasani
Date of Birth: 1099 C.E
Date of Death: 1166 or 1180 C.E.
Place of Birth: Ceuta, Spain
Place of Death:

Geography,
World Map (First
Globe)

His major contribution lies in medicinal plants as

presented in his several books, specially Kitab al-Jamili-Sifat Ashtat al-Nabatat
He also wrote on fauna,zoology and therapeutical
aspects

He famous with the work in

Botany and Geography

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Jalal Al-Din Rumi

Real Name: Jalal al-Din Mohammad Ibn
Mohammad Ibn Mohammad Ibn Husain
al-Rumi
Date of Birth: 604 A.H/1207 C.E
Date of Death: 672 A.H./1273 C.E.
Place of Birth: Balkh (Afghanistan)
Place of Death: Konya

Philosophy

His major contribution lies in Islamic philosophy and

Tasawwuf through his work Mathnawi discusses and
offers solutions to many complicated problems in
metaphysics, religion, ethics, mysticism,etc.

His impact on philosophy,

literature, mysticism and
culture,has been so deep
throughout Central Asia and most
Islamiccountries

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Badi'uzzaman Sa'id Nursi

Real Name: Sa'id bin Mirza
Date of Birth: 1876 (1294H)
Date of Death:
Place of Birth: Nurs, Turkey
Place of Death:

Science,
Mathematics

Rasa'il al-Nursi Niir is the greatest work that is valuable

treasures his contributions to the interpretation of the
meaning of the Qur'an al-Karim.

He mastered modern science

founded on the basis of
Islamization.

http://ilmuankhalidy.blogsp
ot.com/2008/05/badiuzzam
an-said-nursi.html

Abu AL-Qasim Khalaf

Real Name: Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn alAbbas al-Zahrawi
Date of Birth: 936 C.E
Date of Death: 1013 C.E
Place of Birth: Zahra, Cordoba, Sepanyol
Place of Death:

Medicine

Known as a pioneer of knowledge identification disease

(diagnosis) and how healing ear disease and he also
pioneered the development of knowledge of skin disease

Popular with his work AtTasrif liman 'Azija' an at-Ta'lif

that clearly explains diagram of
200 surgical equipment

Rashed Mohammad Kutty,

Wan Ali Wan Jusoh,
YazidJaafar.
(2003).Tamadun
Islam. Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Bangi.

Ibnu Bajjah
Real Name: Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn
Yahya al-Saigh
Date of Birth: 1082 C.E
Date of Death: 1183 C.E
Place of Birth: Saragossa
Place of Death:

Philosophy,
Music

Review the idea and theory of Al-Farabi

He is a great traits, a literary

and superior linguist

Mustafa Haji Daud. (1993).

Tamadun Islam.
KualaLumpur: Utusan
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Sdn. Bhd

Al-Razi
Real Name: Abu Bakar Muhammad bin
Zakaria Al-Razi
Date of Birth: 236H/ 850 C.E
Date of Death: 5 Syaaban 313/ October
925 C.E
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Place of Death:

Medicine,
Philosophy

Discovery about smallpox and measal disease

He produced many works in the medical field

His work "Al'Thib al-Ruhani" is

his greatest work preformance in
philosophy- discussed about how
psychiatric medication and
physical treatment can cure
diseases

Adi Alhadi. (2002).

Tokoh ternama dunia (jilid
5).
Selangor: Edusystem Sdn.
Bhd

Ibn Haitham
Real Name: Abu Ali Muhammad alHassan ibnu al-Haitham
Date of Birth: 354H/ 965 C.E
Date of Death:
Place of Birth: Basrah
Place of Death:

Mathematic,
Science,
Philosophy

His development of the principles of light and the

volume of air
He discovered the existence of gravity before Newton
knew
His work inspired the western scientists

Popular with the science theories

and new discovery that stolen and
taken out by western scientists
afterward

Adi Alhadi. (2002).

Tokoh ternama dunia (jilid
5).
Selangor: Edusystem Sdn.
Bhd

Ali Ibn Rabban Al-Tabari

Real Name: Abual-Hasan Ali Bin Sahl
Rabban al-Tabari
Date of Birth: 838 C.E
Date of Death: 870 C.E
Place of Birth:
Place of Death:
Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masudi
Real Name: Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Husain
Ibn Ali Al-Masu'di
Date of Birth: Last decade of the 9th
century C.E (unknown)
Date of Death: 957 C.E.
Place of Birth:
Place of Death: Cairo

Medicine,
Physics,
Astronomy,
Philosophy,
Mathematics and
Literature

Contribute a lot of knowledge about medicine, diseases

and the treatments

Famous with Firdous al-Hikmat

book- irst everMedical
encyclopaedia which incorporates
all the branches ofmedical science
in its folds

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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History,
Geography,
Music, Science

Expert in history, wrote a book Kitab al- Ausatcompiled historical events chronologically about the
countries that had visited
Muruj al-Thahab- he provides important information
on early Arab music as well as music ofother countries

Expert in History

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Abu Al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi

Real Name: Abul Qasim Khalaf ibn alAbbas al-Zahrawi

Physics, Medicine

Wrote a book At-Tasrif- 30 volumes which

includedsections on surgery, medicine, orthopaedics,
ophthalmology,pharmacology, nutrition etc

Known in the west as Abulcasis father of surgery

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Date of Birth: 936 C.E.

Date of Death: 1013 C.E.
Place of Birth: Zahra, Cardova
Place of Death: Spain

Scientists. Islamic Medical

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Abul Wafa Muhammad Al-Buzjani

Real Name: Abul Wafa Muhammad Ibn
Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Ismail alBuzjani
Date of Birth: 940 C.E
Date of Death: 997/998 C.E.
Place of Birth: Buzjan, Nishapur
Place of Death: Baghdad
Abu Al-Hassan Al-Mawardi
Real Name: Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn
Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi
Date of Birth: 972 C.E
Date of Death: 1058 C.E
Place of Birth: Basrah
Place of Death: Baghdad

Mathematic,
Astronomy

Wrote a lot of work Kitab 'Ilm al-Hisab,a practical book

of arithmetic, al-Kitab al-Kamil
(the Complete Book), Kitab al-Handsa
(Applied Geometry)

Developed geometrical solution

and in trigonometry, he was the
first to show the generality of the
sinetheorem relative to spherical
triangles

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Fiqh,
Jurisprudence
Ethics, Political
science and
literature

Most famous contribution are Kitab al-Ahkam al-Sultania,

Qanun al-Wazarah, and Kitab Nasihat al-Mulk - discussed
the principles of political science, functions and duties of
the caliphs, thechief minister, other ministers, relationships
between various elements of public and govemment

He was a great jurist, mohaddith,

sociologist and an expert in
Political Science

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Ibnu Qayyim
Real Name: Shams al-Din Abu 'Abd
Allah Muhammad bin Abu Bakr bin Sa'ad
Date of Birth: 691H /1292 C.E.
Date of Death: 751H/ 1350 C.E.
Place of Birth: Damsyik
Place of Death: Damsyik

Tafs Quran,
Hadith, Usul AlFiqh

His work in various fields of knowledge of 66- touch on

matters pertaining to the Islamic economic philosophy of
the Islamic concept of man (homo Islamicus) and human
non-economic (non homo economicus), the concept of
fairness and ethical values in the economy, economic
activity

He was a pious person in the field

of Sufism.

http://ilmuankhalidy.blogsp
ot.com/2008/05/ibnqayyim.html

Al- Biruni
Real Name: Abu Raihan Mohammad Ibn
Ahmad al-Biruni
Date of Birth: 973 C.E
Date of Death: 1048 C.E
Place of Birth: City of Kheva near Ural
Place of Death:

Philosophy,
Mathematics,
Geography,
Science

Wrote his famous book Qanun-i Masoodi (al-Qanun alMasudi, fi al-Hai'a wa al-Nujum) discusses several
theories of astronomy, trigonometry, solar, lunar, and
plane-tary motions and relative topics

He has been considered as one of

the very greatest scientistsof
Islam, and, all considered, one of
the greatest of all times

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

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Ibnu Tufail
Real Name: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn
Abdul Malik ibn Muhammad ibn
Muhammad ibn Tufail al-Qisi
Date of Birth: 1106 C.E
Date of Death:
Place of Birth: Asya, Granada
Place of Death:

Medicine,
Philosophy,
Politics

His great contribution is "Hay ibn yaqzan" with his

views in general, wonderful language style &
considered as the most unique heritage left by a member
of Islamic philosophy.
uncover issues and relationships between people, sense,
and God

known as a member of law,

medicine, and a top politician

http://ilmuankhalidy.blogsp
ot.com/2008/05/ibnutufail.html

Omar Al-Khayyam
Real Name: Ghiyath al-Din Abul Fateh
Omar Ibn Ibrahim al-Khayyam
Date of Birth:1044 C.E
Date of Death: 1123 C.E.
Place of Birth: Nishapur
Place of Death: Nishapur

Mathematici,
Astronomy,
Philosophy,
Physics,
Linguistic

He did write several works including

Problems of Arithmetic, a book on music and one on
algebra & e also contributed to calendar reform in 1079

Greatest mathematicion who can

develop a solution of the equality
of ratio

Hazmy C.H., Zainurashid

Z., Hussaini R. Biography
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Al-Ghazali
Real Name: Abu Hamid Ibn Muhammad
Ibn Muhammad al-Tusi al-Shafi'i alGhazali
Date of Birth: 1058 C.E
Date of Death: 1128 C.E
Place of Birth: Khorasan , Iran
Place of Death: Tus, Iran

Jurisprudence,
Theology,
Philosophy and
Mysticism

He wrote extensively about Islamic mysticism, politics

and the sects of the time, and the poetry
His 11th century book titled The Incoherence of the
Philosophers marks a major turn in Islamic
epistemology, as Ghazali effectively discovered
philosophical skepticism

He bore the title of respect

Hujjat al-Islam
(Proof of Islam) for the role he
played indefending Islam against
the trends of thought that existed
at the time

Haque, Amber (2004),

"Psychology from Islamic
Perspective: Contributions
of Early Muslim Scholars
and
Challenges
to
Contemporary
Muslim
Psychologists", Journal of
Religion and Health 43 (4):
357-377

Abu Marwan Ibn Zuhr

Real Name: Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik
Ibn Zuhr
Date of Birth:1091/1094 C.E
Date of Death: 1161/1162 C.E.
Place of Birth: Seville
Place of Death: Sevile

Medicine

He confined his workto only one field medicine

His chief contribution- Kitab al-Taisir fi al-Mudawat wa
al-Tadbir (Book ofSimplification concerning
Therapeutics and Diet) described about detail
pathological conditions, followed bytherapy that greatly
influenced the medical science

He was one of the greatest

physicians and clinicians ofthe
Muslim golden era

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