al-Jahiz - Wikipedia
WEBAbu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Basri (Arabic: أبو عثمان عمرو بن بحر الكناني البصري, romanized: Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Kinānī al-Baṣrī; c. 776–868/869), commonly known as al-Jahiz (Arabic: الجاحظ, romanized: al-Jāḥiẓ, lit. 'the bug eyed'), was an Arabic polymath and author of works ...
Animals in Islam - Wikipedia
WEBMuslim names or titles like asad and ghadanfar (Arabic for lion), shir and arslan (Persian and Turkish for lion, respectively) and fahad (which could mean either a cheetah or leopard, however "nimr" is more common for the latter) are frequent in the Muslim world.
Science in the medieval Islamic world - Wikipedia
WEBScience in the medieval Islamic world was the science developed and practised during the Islamic Golden Age under the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad, the Umayyads of Córdoba, the Abbadids of Seville, the Samanids, the Ziyarids and the Buyids in Persia and beyond, spanning the period roughly between 786 and 1258.
Al-Jahiz and the Book of Animals — Google Arts & Culture
WEBAbu Othman Amr bin Bahr (776 – 868), generally known by his nickname Al-Jahiz, which means ‘goggle eyed”, was an Arab scholar of African descent who lived in the 8th and 9th centuries in modern day...
Zoology - Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe most significant early Muslim work on zoology is Kitab al-hayawan (Book of Animals) by al-Jahiz (circa 776-869), a scholar from Basrah, in present-day Iraq. In his book al-Jahiz compiled, corrected, and expanded on the zoological knowledge of the Greeks, Persians, and Indians, using Aristotle’s works but criticizing them because Aristotle ...
al-Jahiz | Encyclopedia.com
WEBArab scholar whose works include one of the first and most significant encyclopedias of zoology produced in medieval Islam. Al-Jahiz produced more than 200 works, of which approximately 30 survive, and was one of the first Muslim scholars to write on scientific subjects in the language of laymen.
Animals in the Qur'an - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
WEBThe Islamic tradition has always held animals in high esteem, deserving the same level of consideration as humans. The Qur'an opines that 'there is not an animal in the earth nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they are people like you'.
A Thousand Years Before Darwin, Islamic Scholars Were Writing ... - VICE
WEBOct 5, 2020 · Al-Jahiz was an eighth-century Muslim zoologist from Iraq known for Kitab Al-Hayawan, or The Book of Animals, a seven-volume tome based on his extensive observation of different organisms.
Human and Animal Nature in the Philosophy of the Islamic World
WEBJun 21, 2018 · This chapter examines ethical attitudes toward animals in the Islamic world, alongside the rich psychological theories developed by thinkers, including Avicenna, to explain the sophisticated behaviors of which animals are capable.
Animals - Islamic Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBA general survey of animal themes in classical sources, including pre-Islamic poetry, the Qurʾan, and adab works. The article highlights premodern Muslims’ practical uses of animals and assesses their scientific zoological knowledge, among other things.
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