Activities


a. Find out four achievements of Muslims in the past in field of science.
b. Give three examples to show that the Western civilization is lacking of spiritual element.
c. Give example that Islamic civilization is balance between material and spiritual.
d. Have you ever thought why almost all mosques have minarets, at least one? As a matter of fact, it is a
manifestation of Islamic civilization. Is there any secret meaning behind it? Check it out!
e. Find out full names, names known in the West (if any), contribution, books, field of knowledge of the
following prominent Muslims scholars:
- Al-Biruni
- Ibn Haitham
- Hunayn Ibn Ishaq
- Ahmad Ibn al-Baytar
- Al-Jahiz
- Abu Ishaq al-Bitruji
- Ibn Yunus
- Ibn Firmas
- Al-Khazini

Activities


- Ibn Khaldun
f. Find out from Google other educational institutions that were built throughout the period of greatness of
Islamic civilization in the past.