He influenced Islamic thought during the Middle Ages, as well as Christian theology, especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Catholic Church. Aristotle was revered among medieval Muslim scholars as "The First Teacher" and among medieval Christians like ...
Scholars have generally believed that either Parmenides was responding to Heraclitus, or Heraclitus to Parmenides, though opinion on who was responding to whom has varied over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries. Heraclitus' position was complemented by his stark commitment to a unity of ...
Today there are believed to be more than 4 million Chinese Muslims. One autonomous region, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, has been designated for Islamic adherents. Mosque in China Islam is against idol worship, so there is no human or animal picture or statue in mosque. Most of the characte...
Persian philosopher Avicenna was a proponent of Islamic philosophy on which the Avicennian philosophy is based.The Book of Healingis his most famous work that has become an encyclopedia on philosophy and science. In that book he discusses the philosophy of science. ...
The combination of intricate Islamic art, spectacular views of Granada and the Sierra Nevada and its historical importance as a symbol of Muslim rule in Spain has captured the imagination of scholars and visitors alike. The palace complex’s association with the “Golden Age” of Islamic culture ...
It is also referred to by its Arabic nameSuhayl(Soheilin persian), which was given to it by Islamic scholars in the 7th Century CE. To the Bedouin people of the Negev and Sinai, it was also known asSuhayl, and used along with Polaris as the two principal stars for navigation at night...
Western Repression of the West's Best Values. He is also the author of ‘Socialism’s Ignored Success: Iranian Islamic Socialism’as well as ‘I’ll Ruin Everything You Are: Ending Western Propaganda on Red China’, which is also available insimplifiedandtraditionalChinese. Any rep...
Al-Tusi, Nasir al-Din (1201-1274) was one of the greatest scholars of his time and one of the most influential figures in Islamic intellectual history. He was a scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and theologian. He created ingenious mathematical models for use in astrono...
After attending boarding school in Vienna, Satrapi returned to Iran and graduated from Islamic Azad University with a master's degree in visual communication. Later, she moved to France and married Swedish national Mattia Ripa. Satrapi also began an important professional relationship at this time ...
After attending boarding school in Vienna, Satrapi returned to Iran and graduated from Islamic Azad University with a master's degree in visual communication. Later, she moved to France and married Swedish national Mattia Ripa. Satrapi also began an important professional relationship at this time ...